Bülk (ship)
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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
Individual evidence
- ↑ The concept , ARGE coastal protection. Retrieved January 8, 2017.