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great ships of 1 995 from preceding page

Shinko ....ABB

Murax — Continued front page 34

Heldn/n — Continued from page 32 picked up and inserted into an open- ing in the ship's hull.

Because of the rough conditions of the North Sea oil field, the shipig equipped with a powerful dynamic positioning system ,wbMfal lows the vessel to maintarfits position with the use of side thnisters and the main propeller alone in significant wave height of 23 ft. (7 m) during the con- nection operation tcAthe turret. Once connected, it is possible to load the oil in wave heights ofi50 ft. (15 m).

The ship's integrated control and alarm monitoring system is incorpo- rated with the dynamic positioning system, including propulsion motor control and thruster control.

Heidrun Date

Length o.a 869.4^t. (265 m)

Length b.p 833.3 It. (254 m)

Breadth, molded 151 ft. (46 m)

Depth, molded 74.1 ftt (22.6 m)

Draft, design 49.2 ft. (15 m)

Draft, scantling 50 ft. U5.25 m)

DWT, at design draft 12B,000 mt

Light weight 2«,500 mt

Hull net steel weight 20,400 mt

GT .1.72,500

Service speed I....15 kn

Main engines J.Wartsila

Main propulsion motors ] ABB

Flag I.Liberian

Classification 1 ABS linking ports, coasts and continents by passenger ships and ferries applied. The ballast pipes/are glass reinforced plastic construction.

The Murex is powered ay a Sulzer 7RTA84T (derated) main engine, run- ning at 85 percent MCR (30,600 hp) driving a fixed-pitch propeller and pro- ducing a service speed of 15.5 knots, with very low specific fuel consump- tion. An environmentally friendly, non-toxic water fog firefighting sys- tem protects all machinery spaces.

The arrangement of bridge control systems in the wheelhouse is fea- tured for one-man bridge operation, fulfilling the latest LR LNC(AA) nota- tion. A great deal of high technology hardware and software Is onboard, with the intention of boosting safety even further. This includes the sophisticated INTEC command, alarm and monitoring system from ABB, and Racal-Decca's MIRANS (Modular

Integrated Radar and} Navigation

System).

With its comprehensive engine programme and the lowest heavy fuel consumption rate ever reached, MAN B&W is able to supply the ideal propulsion concept for every ship.

Murex D

Length o.a I,0d9 ft. (332 m)

Length b.p 1,049 ft. (320 m)

Breadth, molded 190 ft. (58 m)

Depth, to main deck It 02ft. (31 m)

Draft, design 68.$,ft. (20.8 m)

GT y....156,800

Displacement 341,10

DWT, scantling 298,300

Service speed 15.5 kn (85% MCR)

Classification LR

Flag: Liberia

Main engine Sulzer 7RTA84T

Gears Renk-Tacke

Propeller Lips

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Passenger ships and ferries are connected with ports, coasts and continents by timetables that are accurate down to the last minute.

Worldwide Service

Under such circumstances the reliability of the propulsion plant takes on particular importance.

MAN B&W four-stroke Diesel engines have been proving their reliability either as straightforward

Diesel propulsion or Diesel-elec- tric propulsion plant on board famous cruise liners and ferries.

MAN B&W Diesel, Stadtbachstr. 1, D-86153 Augsburg, Telephone (-821) 32 20

MAN B&W Diesel, Inc., 17 State Street, NewYork, NY 10004,Telephone (212) 2 69-0980

Circle 238 on Reader Service Card

Lista Data Auxiliary diesel Ssangyong

Boilers Mitsubishi

Fire extinguishing Unitor

Radars Racal-Decca

GPS Furuno

Integrated navigation Racal-Decca

Bridge control systems Norcontrol motor; four pumps rated at 540 cu.-m./h; one portable pump and 16 heaters (one for each tank) able to keep a constant temperature of 73 degrees Celsius with an outside temperature of -15 degrees Celsius and seawater at 0 degrees Celsius. 557 ft. (170 m) 79.7 ft. (24.3 m) 51.2 ft. (15.6 m) 33.1 ft. (10.1 m) 17,750 ...MAN B&W 6L35MC

Lohman & Stolterfoht

Frank Mohn

San Carlos

Cranes

Cargo pumps.

Cargo contra Sntrol

Fire detection.

Length o.a..

Breadth, molded^

Depth, molded.

Draft, design ...

GT

Main engines ...

Gears

Cargo handling

Boilers .MacGregor, Hae .Thorn