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GREAT SHIPS of 2021 the world’s largest civilian hospital ship.

Global Mercy

Global Mercy Main Particulars

Ship Name ...............................................Global Mercy Speed: ................12-knot service, 14-knot top speed MacGregor x 5 mooring winches 200EW, MacGregor

Ship Type ................................................Hospital Ship Fuel Type: .....................................................HFO/MGO x2 anchor windlass/mooring winch

Ship Builder ........................Tianjin Xingang Shipyard Propulsion: ...........................................2 x ABB Azipod Fire extinguishing systems: .............................SEMCO

Material ..................................................................Steel Total installed power: .............................4 x 2,880kW Fire detection system: ..................................Consilium

Ship Owner ................................................Mercy Ships Bow Thrusters: .................................1 x Berg 1500kW Heat exchangers: ...................Alfa Laval, Heatmaster

Ship Operator ............................................Mercy Ships Diesel Generators: 4 x Wärtsilä 6L32, 2,880kW each Motor starters: Vacon, ABB Variable Frequency Drives

Ship Designer .............................................Deltamarin Engine controls: .......................................... Kongsberg Lifeboats: Pal? nger x2 130 Person + Pal? nger 2 x 70

Delivery Date ........................................June 16, 2021 Radars: ..................Furuno x2 FAR2127; x1 FAR3000 person combined Lifeboat Rescue Boat

Classi? cation ...............................................Passenger Depth Sounders: .................................Furuno FE-800 Liferafts: .................Viking x 10 25 Person in? atables

Ship Length, (o.a.): .............................................174 m Auto Pilot: ........................................... Keiki PR-9000-E Coatings: ..............................................................Jotun

Length, (b.p.): ....................................................167 m Radios: ..............................................................Furuno Ballast Water Management System: ...........Headway

Breadth, (molded): ...........................................28.6 m AIS: .................................................. Furuno x2 FA-170 Deck Cranes ......KGW x2 with two hooks 31T and 5T

Depth, (molded): ................................................9.5 m GPS: ................................................. Furuno x3 GP170 Stores and Passenger elevators ...................(6) Kone

Draft, (designed): ...............................................6.1 m GMDSS: .............Furuno x2 Felcom 18, 1 Felcom 19, Hospital equipment ..........................Phillips Cat Scan,

Draft, (scantling): ................................................6.4 m SatCom: ............................................. Furuno FB-8000 ...................Steris washer disinfectors/sterilizers, etc.

Photo courtesy Mercy Ships

DWT (at design draft): ........................................6,523 Mooring equipment: .....................................................

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