Dimitrov project 615

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Ship data
Ship type Product tanker
Shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgarian ,
China Shipping Tanker
Order 1985
draft Tosho Popov
Shipyard Georgi Dimitrov shipyard , Varna
Construction period 1985 to 1990
Commissioning 1986 to 1990
Decommissioning 2010 to?
Units built 3
Cruising areas worldwide
Ship dimensions and crew
length
117.76 m ( Lüa )
width 16.21 m
Draft Max. 7.0 m
measurement 4,499 GT , 1,970 NRZ
 
crew 32
Machine system
machine 1 x six-cylinder MAN - Diesel engine K6Z57 / 80C
Machine
performance 		4,000 hp
Top
speed 		13.0 kn (24 km / h)
propeller 1
Transport capacities
Load capacity 5,848 dwt
Others

The Project 615 was a class of product tankers of the Bulgarian Georgi Dimitrov-yard , from which they built from 1985 to 1990 three ships. They had a load capacity of around 6,000 tons and were the shipyard's first specially developed product tankers.

technology

In 1985 the state-owned Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare ( Bylgarski Morski Flot , BMF; today Navbul ) ordered three product tankers for its fleet from Georgi-Dimitrov-Werft (since 2004 Bulyard ). The shipyard had previously developed and built several oil tankers, but no product tanker. Under the direction of Tosho Popov, the shipyard designed a ship in project 615 with a load capacity of around 6000 tons, which was equipped with a double bottom. The ship class had 14 tanks with 6487 cubic meters for up to five different petroleum products. It was also equipped with a one-tonne crane, and the loading and unloading system was automated.

The lead ship Panega was 117.76 meters long, 16.21 meters wide and had a draft of 6.5 meters. She was measured with 4499 GT or 1870 NRZ, the load capacity was 5848 tdw . The six-cylinder diesel engine was a MAN engine manufactured under license from the manufacturer VEB Maschinenbau Halberstadt , had an output of 4,000 hp and enabled a speed of 13.0 knots . The crew initially consisted of 32 people.

history

Shortly after the order was placed in 1985, the shipping company had already determined the names of the ships. A year later, the shipyard first delivered the Panega , and in 1987 the Batova , but the third ship, the Ticha , was delayed until 1990. At the same time, the market situation for the shipping company in 1990 was so difficult that it did not accept the third tanker. The other two ships used the Navigation Maritime Bulgarians mainly in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean , but the ships also went to northern European ports such as Rotterdam . In 2010 both tankers were decommissioned and sold for scrapping, with the Panega gaining international fame when it was kidnapped by Somali pirates en route to Pakistan.

The Ticha was still in the year of its completion by China to the China Shipping Tanker sold and was named Jin Quan . China Tanker Shipping sold the ship to Feng Long Maritime in 2007 , who renamed it Fenglong . In 2011, the Taihe Shipping shipyard (City of Fuan / Province of Fujian) was rebuilt, lengthening it to 133.80 meters and converting it to the bulk carrier Huamin 88 with a load capacity of approx. 9000 tons. The Huamin 88 transported coal on Chinese routes in particular. The status or whereabouts of the ship is unknown.

The ships

Surname Build number IMO Keel laying,
launching,
delivery 		Notes, whereabouts
Panega 251 8511586 ?
?
April 24, 1986 		Kidnapped by Somali pirates in 2010 while en route to scrapping; scrapped in Gadani in the same year .
Batova 252 8612067 ?
?
July 29, 1987 		Wrecked in Mumbai in 2010 .
Ticha 253 8711708 November 8, 1989
March 31, 1990
December 29, 1990 		1990 sold to China Shipping Tanker as Jin Quan , 2007 renamed Fenglong , converted to the bulk carrier Huamin 88 in 2011 .

literature

  • Ambrose Greenway: Comecon merchant ships , [Publisher] Kenneth Mason, Emsworth / Hampshire, 4th edition 1989, ISBN 0-85937-349-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Greenway, p. 133
  2. ↑ a b ЗАЩО ПАРАХОДСТВО БМФ НЕ ПОЛУЧИ ПРЕЗ. 1990 Г. ТАНКЕРА ПРОДУКТОВОЗ "ТИЧА"? (German: Why the shipping company BMF did not receive the product tanker "Ticha" ) at morskivestnik.com
  3. ↑ Seefahrts-Zeitung: As a reminder: The Bulgarian product tanker "Panega"
  4. ↑ Navibulgar news December 2012 - January 2013: History of the shipping company, p. 39f.
  5. ↑ Chinese blog about the ship