Bremer Vulkan type D

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Bremer Vulkan type "D" p1
Ship data
Ship type Container Ship
Shipyard Bremer Vulkan, Bremen
Construction period 1969 to 1978
Units built 14th
Ship dimensions and crew
length
217.90–219.18 m ( Lüa )
width 28.95 m
Side height 15.93-16.46 m
Draft Max. 10.52-11.51 m
Machine system
machine 2 × Bremer Vulkan-Stal Laval steam turbine
Machine
performance 		32,450 hp (23,867 kW)
Top
speed 		23.0 kn (43 km / h)
propeller 1 × fixed propeller
Machine system from 1978
machine 1 × Bremer Vulkan-MAN K9SZ 90/160 nine-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine
Machine
performance 		33,050 hp (24,308 kW)
Transport capacities
Load capacity 25500-31610 dwt
Container 1023-1526 TEU

The ships of the Bremer Vulkan type "D" comprised several classes of ships and single ships built between 1969 and 1978 for various shipping companies . They were second generation container ships .

details

The design of the D-type container ships is based on previous container ships of the Bremer Vulkan (starting with the type "B" ship Weser Express of the Elbe Express class ). The group of ships of type "D" comprises several construction variants, the association of which is essentially determined by common basic data and structural features of the hull. The appearance of the individual versions, on the other hand, differs greatly from one another and can be distinguished as follows:

  • ACT 1 , ACT 2 , Australian Endeavor (the latter was launched as ACT 3 ) and the ACT 6 , which was built a little later, formed the basic version of the series.
  • The Melbourne Express of Norddeutscher Lloyd had a higher load capacity than the three ACT / ANL predecessors.
  • The exterior of the ships of the SL-18 class (of which two replicas were made in the United States) looked completely different due to the superstructure arranged in front , but was based on the same basic design.
  • ACT 3 , ACT 4 , ACT 5 and Australian Exporter were replicas of the early ACT ships with higher refrigerated container capacities and modified hold details . They had an electro-hydraulic ship crane on the forecastle . In 1987, several of the ACT ships called at the IHI shipyard in Yokohama , where the turbine system was replaced by a Sulzer 8RTA62 two-stroke diesel engine with an output of 17,100 hp. The ACT 3 later became the America Star and was the last ship with the traditional funnel mark of the Blue Star Line .
  • Zim Montreal and Zim Hong Kong - successor buildings for ZIM .
  • The Dart Canada was the only unit of the D-ships delivered from the outset as a motor ship .

The ships

Bremer Vulkan type D
Building name Build number /
IMO no.		 Commissioning Client Renaming and whereabouts
ACT 1 937/
6901426		 March 1969 ACT, London 1991 Discovery Bay , 1998 Discovery , arrived in Alang on September 7, 1998 for demolition
ACT 2 938/
6913077		 1969 ACT, London 1983 Los Angeles , 1984 ACT 2 , 1991 Moreton Bay , scrapped from May 1998
ACT 3 /
as Australian Endeavor completed		 942/
6916110		 1969 ACT, London
Australian National Line, Melbourne		 Demolished from June 10, 1985 in Kaohsiung
Melbourne Express 956/
7016943		 1970 North German Lloyd, Bremen 1986 Melbourne , 1987 Melbourne Range , scrapped in Kaohsiung on February 25, 1988
ST Alexander 957/
702217		 1970 Matson Navigation Company, San Francisco 1970 SL 180 , 1973 Sea-Land Venture , scrapped in Chittagong from August 5, 1989
HP Baldwin 958/
7033020		 March 15, 1971 Matson Navigation Company, San Francisco 1971 SL 181 , 1973 Sea-Land Economy , scrapped in Kaohsiung from April 23, 1989
ACT 3 970/
7052909		 July 1971 ACT, London Converted to a motor ship in 1987, America Star in 1991 , canceled from Jiangyin Shipbreaking Company in Jiangyin on February 20, 2003
ACT 4 971/
7108162		 September 1971 Blue Star Line, Port Line and Ellerman Lines Converted to a motor ship in 1987, Melbourne Star in 1992 , canceled from Jiangyin Shipbreaking Company in Jiangyin on February 12, 2003
ACT 5 972/
7123382		 3rd November 1972 Blue Star Line, London Converted to a motor ship in 1987 at IHI in Yokohama, 1991 Sydney Star , canceled from Jiangyin Shipbreaking Company in Jiangyin on January 24, 2003
ACT 6 960/
7226275		 December 22, 1972 ACT, London Converted to a motor ship in 1987 at IHI in Yokohama, 1991 Queensland Star , canceled from Jiangyin Shipbreaking Company in Jiangyin on February 14, 2003
Australian exporter 973/
7211335		 1972 Australian National Line, Melbourne 1990 Ali , 1990 MSC Mirella , demolished on April 17, 1999 in Alang
Zim Montreal 981/
7302926		 May 1973 Container Cargo Lines, Monrovia 1990 Zim Elat , demolition in India from January 1997
Zim Hong Kong 982/
7327988		 November 1973 Container Cargo Lines, Monrovia 1992 Zim Venezia , scrapped in India from September 1997
Darts Canada 993/
7529122		 1978 Furness Withy & Co., West Hartlepool 1981 Canadian Explorer , 1990 OOCL Bravery , 1998 Canmar Bravery , 1999 CAST Privilege , 2001 Canmar Bravery , 2005 CP Bravery , 2006 Bravery , 2006 Siu , scrapped in Chittagong from December 25, 2006

literature

  • Erlenwein, Hans-Henning: New container ships for the Bremer Vulkan . In: Hansa . Vol. 107, special issue STG, November 1970, p. 1867-1878 .
  • Detlefsen, Gert Uwe; Abert, Hans Jürgen: The history and fate of German series freighters . Volume 1 - The development, German series after 1945 The fate of the Hansa-A-Freighter. Verlag Gert Uwe Detlefsen, Bad Zwischenahn 1998, ISBN 3-928473-41-7 .
  • Cudahy, Brian J .: Box boats - How container ships changed the world . Fordham University Press, New York 2006, ISBN 0-8232-2568-2 .