Albemarle Island class

Albemarle Island class

The Charles Island

Ship data Ship type Reefer ship Shipyard Danyard, Frederikshavn Construction period 1992 to 1994 Units built 5 Cruising areas Worldwide trip

Ship dimensions and crew length 178.50 m ( Lüa ) 165.00 m ( Lpp ) width 25.20 m Draft Max. 9.22 m measurement 14,061 GT

Machine system machine 1 × Mitsui B&W diesel engine Machine performance 16,320 kW (22,189 hp) Top speed 21.5 kn (40 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 14,160 dw Container 434 TEU

The Albemarle Island class is a refrigerated ship type built in five units from 1992 to 1994 .

details

The design by the Danish Danyard shipyard in Frederikshavn was created for the banana export group Grupo Noboa in Ecuador . The ships were built in five units from 1992 to 1994. The keel of the type ship , the Albemarle Island , was stretched on October 12, 1992. After the completion of this ship on July 1, 1993, the four sister ships were delivered over the next eight months. The name of each ship consists of a compound name with "Island" appended. The technical ship management was taken over by Trireme Vessel Management in Antwerp , the operational use by the Ecuadorian Line in Miami .

The five ships have deckhouses arranged aft and four holds with a volume of around 17,774 m³. The cooling system operated with ammonia as the coolant was considered an environmentally friendly alternative to the previously common refrigerants during construction. In addition, the cooling system is designed for operation with a controlled atmosphere (CA).

There are additional parking spaces for refrigerated containers and seven hydraulic deck cranes on deck . The three cranes arranged in the middle lift 40 tons each, the four cranes attached to the starboard each have 10 tons lifting power. The carrying capacity of the ships is around 14,000 tons.

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  In the hold with elevator

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  Pallet swingers at the envelope

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  Pallet swingers arranged on the side

It is propelled by a B&W two - stroke diesel engine (type: 8S60MC) built by Mitsui with an output of 16,320  kW , which enables a speed of 21.5  knots . There are four MAN-B&W auxiliary diesels (type: 8L28 / 32H) with 1680 kW each for energy supply. The berthing and casting off maneuvers are supported by a bow thruster .

The Duncan Iceland was stopped south and on 15 February 2020 from Gedser by the Danish police brought to Kalundborg. The crew is suspected of smuggling over 100 kg of cocaine. The ship was arrested and all 27 crew members were taken into custody.

The ships

Albemarle Island class
Ship name	Build number	IMO number	delivery	Client	Renaming and whereabouts
Albemarle Island	716	9059602	July 1, 1993	Noboa, Guayaquil K / S Difko 81 (LXXXI), Copenhagen	So on the move
Barrington Island	717	9059614	September 9, 1993	Noboa, Guayaquil K / S Difko 84 (LXXXIV), Copenhagen	So on the move
Charles Island	718	9059626	5th November 1993	Noboa, Guayaquil K / S Difko 83 (LXXXIII), Copenhagen	So on the move
Duncan Island	719	9059638	December 21, 1993	Noboa, Guayaquil K / S Difko 84 (LXXXIV), Copenhagen	So on the move
Hood Island	722	9059640	March 10, 1994	Noboa, Guayaquil K / S Difko 81 (LXXXI), Copenhagen	So on the move
Data: Equasis

literature

• 'Albemarle Island', new green reefer ship from Danyard . In: Shipbuilding World and Shipbuilder . tape 194 . Temple Press, London 1993, pp. 133 ff .
• Susan Parker: Noboa takes on its first 'Green' Reefer . In: The Motor Ship . tape 74 , no. 877 . Temple Press, London August 1993, pp. 36-39 .
• Distinguished Reefer Ships . In: Shipping Finance Annual 1994/95 . Euromoney Publications, London 1994, pp. 61 .
• Raising Reefer Ship Safety and Efficiency . In: Lloyd's Ship Manager . tape 16 . Lloyd's of London Press, London 1995, pp. 35 ff .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Denmark arrests 27 people on suspected cocaine smuggling , CTV News , February 16, 2020 (English).
2. ↑ Equasis homepage (English)