Cargo Ship For Philippines Owner Delivered By Hitachi

The 19,407-dwt cargo ship Galleon Diamond (shown above) was delivered recently to Galleon Shipping Corporation of the Philippines by the Hiroshima Works (Innoshima) of Hitachi Zosen, Japan. She is the first of three sister ships ordered from Hitachi by Galleon; one more will be constructed at the Hiroshima Works and the other will be built at the Setoda Shipyard of Naikai Zosen, an affiliate of Hitachi.

Galleon Diamond is designed to carry containers, lumber, bulk, and other cargoes. She will also be used to carry tobacco, coconut products, and hemp, therefore all cargo holds are fitted with de- humidifiers. The ship is equipped with three 16-ton cranes for general cargo, and one 50-ton, twin type deck crane for extra-heavy cargoes such as construction machinery.

The single main engine is the newly developed, long-stroke Hitachi /B&W diesel, type 6L67GFC, with c o n s t a n t - p r e s s u r e turbocharging.

This fuel-efficient, twostroke engine has a maximum continuous output of 11,200 bhp at 119 rpm; maximum trial speed was 19.8 knots.

Built to American Bureau of Shipping classification, the 13,- 886-gt vessel has an overall length of 498.7 feet, beam of 75.8 feet, depth of 46.3 feet, and design draft (full load) of 32.5 feet.

Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 8, Feb 1981

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