Bülk (ship)

Bülk

Ship data flag  Germany Ship type tractor Callsign DJVM home port Kiel Owner Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel mbH Shipyard Johann Oelkers KG, Hamburg Build number 597 Keel laying 5th November 1986 Launch August 10, 1987 Whereabouts in service

Ship dimensions and crew length 29.90 m ( Lüa ) width 9.90 m Draft Max. 4.00 m measurement 263 GT / 79 NRZ   crew 3

Machine system machine 2 × MWM - diesel engine Machine performance 2,320 kW (3,154 hp) Top speed 13 kn (24 km / h) propeller 2 × rudder propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 195 dw

Furnishing Bollard pull 40 tons (approx. 392 kN )

Others Classifications Germanic Lloyd Registration numbers IMO no. 8701284

The Bülk is a port and sea tug of the tug and ferry company Kiel . The tug occupies the standby position in Kiel Fjord for the German Baltic Sea emergency towing concept . Otherwise he takes on the usual tasks of a harbor tug and assists seagoing vessels entering the locks of the Kiel Canal in Kiel.

history

The Bülk was built in 1987 under construction number 597 at the Johann Oelkers shipyard in Hamburg . The keel was laid on November 5, 1986, the launch on August 10, 1987. The tractor was completed in November 1987.

Technical specifications

The tractor is powered by two eight - cylinder four - stroke diesel engines from the manufacturer Motorenwerke Mannheim, each with an output of 1160  kW . The TBD 440-8 K motors act on two rudder propellers via gears . The tractor can thus achieve a speed of up to 13  knots . The tug also has a bow thruster with an output of 220 kW.

Two generators with an apparent power of 50 kVA each  are available for the power supply.

The bollard pull of the tug is 40 t. The tractor is equipped with rescue and fire-fighting pumps with up to 720 m³ / hour. fitted. The hull of the tug is reinforced with ice and the tug is classified as ice class E1.

Web links

Commons : Bülk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Internet presence of the towing and ferry company Kiel

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The concept , ARGE coastal protection. Retrieved January 8, 2017.