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PRESIDENT TRUMAN & PRESIDENT POLK
HDW & Bremer Vulkan
During 1988, American President
Lines, Oakland, Calif., took delivery of the five of its new C-10 Class con- tainerships from the West German shipyards of Howaldswerke
Deutsche Werft (HDW) and Brem- er Vulkan AG, for use in its Pacific
Basin service. HDW built three of the ships, while Bremer Vulkan de- livered the remaining two.
The first ship delivered by HDW was christened the President Tru- man, while the first C-10 Class ves- sel delivered by Bremer Vulkan was the President Polk. The container- ships each have an overall length of 902 feet, beam of 129 feet, maxi- mum draft of 41 feet, displacement of 75,862 long tons and a dead- weight of 53,648 long tons. Classed by the American Bureau of Ship- ping,'1 E, Container Carrier'MS +
ACCU, the Truman and Polk are propelled to speeds of up to 24 knots by some of the most powerful diesel engines ever built. Each C-10 is pro- pelled by a single 57,000-hp, 12- cylinder Sulzer diesel engine. The engine was designed in Switzerland and built in South Korea under license, and is approximately 71 feet high and 45 feet long and weighs about 1,700 tons. Each of the 12 cylinders measures nearly three feet in diameter and travels about 8 feet per stroke. The piston and rod as- sembly weighs more than 6 tons. For the power it generates, this engine is among the most efficient in terms of fuel consumption.
The fuel-efficient C-10 Class ships, which are each capable of car- rying 4,300 TEU containers, are the first container-carrying vessels to have a "post-Panamax" beam, meaning their width exceeds the limitations of the Panama Canal. As with the development of the wide- bodied aircraft, the increased capac- ity and efficiency requirements for these vessels led to the new design concept. "These are the first ships to be designed specifically for trans-Pa- cific service," said Timothy J.
Rhein, APL president. "By remov- ing the limitation on the ships' beam, we were able to significantly increase their capacity, while optim- izing their speed, fuel efficiency and stability."
The three sister ships of the Tru- man and Polk, the President Ken- nedy and President Jackson (built by HDW) and President Adams, built by Bremerhaven-based Brem-
APL C-10 CLASS
Equipment List
Main engine .... Sulzer
Propeller . . Ostermann
Generator engines . . . . . Krupp MaK
Auxiliary generator engine . . Caterpillar
Generators . A. von Kaick
Bowthruster . . . KaMeWa
Central automation . . . . . . Siemens
Boilers HDW
ARPAs . . .Raytheon
GPS loran . . . .Trimble
SatNav & integrated navigation system . . . . . .Raytheon
Doppler log & echo sounde JRC
Gyrocompass & autopilot . . . Anschutz
SOLAS console, VHF transceiver,
HF receiver, satcom, VHF auto direction finder, radio, watch receiver, antennas & marine fax . . . .Mackay
Rudder angle . . Stein-Sohn
Fog signal .... Elaplan
Distillation Alfa Laval Nirex
Waste disposal Format Chemie
Sewage treatment . . . Hamworthy
Cathodic protection . . . Electrocatalytic
Anchoring Blohm & Voss
Anchor chain . . . Ramnas
Mooring winches .... . . . Norwich
Lifeboat . . . Fassmer
Davits Schat
Life rafts .... Viking
Monorail ASEA Hagglund
Steering gear Brown Brothers er Vulkan, were also delivered dur- ing 1988 and phased into APL's
Pacific Basin service.
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