Grande Africa class

Grande Africa- class

The Grande Argentina

Ship data Ship type ConRo ship Shipping company Grimaldi Lines Shipyard Fincantieri-Italiano, Palermo, Ancona, Castellammare Construction period 1995 to 2004 Units built 10 Cruising areas Worldwide trip

Ship dimensions and crew length 214.00 m ( Lüa ) 195.00 m ( Lpp ) width 32.25 m Side height 12.00 m measurement 56,642 GT / 16,992 NRZ   crew 26th

Machine system machine 1 × Sulzer seven-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine (type: 7RTA62U) Machine performance 15,540 kW (21,129 hp) Service speed 18.5 kn (34 km / h) Top speed 19.0 kn (35 km / h) propeller 1 × controllable pitch propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 27,965 dwt Container 800 TEU running track meters 2500 m Permitted number of passengers 12 Pax cabins 6th Vehicle capacity 2500 cars

Others Classifications Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)

Remarks Data Grande America

The ConRo ships of the Grande Africa class , also known as the Grande America class , are operated by the Italian shipping company Grimaldi Lines .

technology

The 214 meter long and 32.25 meter wide type of ship is designed as a multi-purpose ConRo cargo ship with a deckhouse in the rear half of the ship and a long, middle hold . The back is provided with a weather protection. The ships are measured with around 56,650 GT and have a deadweight of around 28,000 tons. They are designed for the transport of trucks, cars and other rolling loads as well as containers . Overall, the ships have roll decks with 2,500 lane meters . The ships are equipped with an electro-hydraulic stern ramp from McGregor, which can be loaded with 150 t. 800 TEU can be stowed in the weather deck area in front of the deckhouse. There are two cranes on the starboard side , each of which can lift 40 t.

In addition to the 26-person crew, there are accommodations for 12 truck drivers or passengers in six double cabins.

The ships are powered by a seven-cylinder, two - stroke diesel engine from Sulzer (type: 7RTA72U) with an output of 15,540 kW. The motor acts on a controllable pitch propeller and enables a speed of up to 19  knots . The on-board electrical system is supplied by four generators with a total of 4003 kW. The docking and casting off maneuvers are supported by transverse thruster control systems in the bow and stern.

The ships

Grande America class
Building name	Construction site construction number	IMO number	Keel laying, launching, delivery	Client shipping company	Renaming and whereabouts
Grande America	Palermo / 5984	9130937	20.12.1995 05.07.1997 09.12.1997	Grande America Shipping, Valletta	Sunk in the Bay of Biscay on March 12, 2019.
Grande Africa	Palermo / 5985	9130949	December 20, 1995 July 8, 1998 October 29, 1998	Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione, Palermo	So on the move.
Grande Atlantico	Palermo / 5986	9130951	25.07.1996 17.04.1999 21.07.1999	Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione, Palermo	So on the move.
Grande Brasile	Palermo / 6055	9198123	02/27/1999 02/19/2000 05/30/2000	Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione, Palermo	So on the move.
Grande Argentina	Palermo / 6056	9198135	06/29/1999 11/11/2000 02/26/2001	Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione, Palermo	So on the move.
Grande Francia	Castellammare / 6092	9246592	05.11.2001 20.07.2002 12.12.2002	Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione, Palermo	So on the move.
Grande Nigeria	Ancona / 6093	9246580	02/26/2002 10/26/2002 01/25/2003	Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione, Palermo	So on the move.
Grande San Paolo	Palermo / 6094	9253208	02/26/2002 05/03/2003 08/09/2003	Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione, Palermo	So on the move.
Grande Amburgo	Castellammare / 6093	9246607	02.2003 10.2003 12 2003	Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione, Palermo	So on the move.
Grande Buenos Aires	Palermo / 6095	9253210	28.06.2002 04.11.2003 16.02.2004	Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione, Palermo	Completed by Fincantieri in Ancona, so underway.
Data: Equasis

history

The ships were built at the Italian Fincantieri shipyards in Palermo , Ancona and Castellammare di Stabia . The units are used in the liner service of the Italian Grimaldi Group.

Collision of the Grande Nigeria on the Westerschelde

On August 13, 2003, the Grande Nigeria collided with the Nada V car transporter on the Scheldt , causing damage to both ships. The cause was a mistake by the pilot on the Grande Nigeria

Disaster on the Grande America in the Bay of Biscay

On the night of March 10-11, 2019 , a fire broke out on the Grande America , which was in the Bay of Biscay on the way from Hamburg to Casablanca . The captain initially tried to navigate towards La Coruna while the crew began firefighting. However, it turned out that the fire could not be extinguished with on-board resources. The 27 people on board (26 crew members and one passenger) then left the ship at around 2 a.m. and were picked up by the British frigate HMS Argyll at around 4 a.m. The emergency tug Abeille Bourbon had been dispatched to the scene of the accident by the French authorities and began fire-fighting operations on the evacuated ship on the morning of March 11, but stopped them on the night of March 12 because the ship was heavily listed. The Grande America sank on March 12 at 15:26 local time in position 46 ° 04 '8 "N 05 ° 47' 4" W. The shipping company had additionally equipped with fire extinguishing systems anchor handling tug Union Lynx from the Spanish Vigo and Terasea Hawk from Rotterdam was sent to the scene of the accident with a fire fighting team each, but both did not arrive in time. The shipping company announced that, in coordination with the French authorities, the wreck, which lies at a depth of about 4600 m , would be examined by an ROV from Ocean Infinity .

The ship was loaded with 2,210 cars, 1,298 of which were new, and 365 containers (34 of which were dangerous goods containers on deck and 11 in the hold), which contained construction machinery, around 100 tons of hydrochloric acid and around 70 tons of sulfuric acid . The French west coast is now threatened by an oil spill , as there were still around 2,200 tons of heavy fuel oil in the ship's bunker tanks . Several specialized units began collecting oil on March 15, despite adverse weather conditions, including several French deep-sea tugs that can be used to fight oil ( Argonaute , VN Partisan , VN Sapeur ), the naval multi-purpose ship A603 Rhone , the Spanish deep-sea tug Ria de Vigo and the Spanish emergency tug Alonso de Chaves , who also has oil fighting skills. On March 19, 2019, it was announced that due to better weather, the oil barriers could now be deployed. The Island Pride commissioned by the shipowner has also been on site since March 30, 2019 . The wreck will be examined with a remote-controlled mini-submarine (ROV).

literature

• Grande America: The first of eight for Grimaldi , In: Fairplay: Solutions , Fairplay Publications, Coulsdon, 1998

Web links

Commons : Grande Africa class  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MacGREGOR RoRo systems to serve new Grimaldi series from Uljanik , McGregor (English)
2. ^ The Fleet , Grimaldi Lines.
3. ↑ Equasis homepage (English)
4. ↑ Loods Grande Nigeria maakte fout , Omroep Zeeland , October 12, 2005, accessed on March 14, 2019.
5. ^ Incendio sulla Grimaldi Grande America. http://www.trasportoeuropa.it , March 11, 2019, accessed on March 18, 2019 (Italian). 
6. ^ Grande America Incident. Press release. Grimaldi Lines, March 12, 2019, accessed on March 18, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Eckhard-Herbert Arndt: "Grande America" ​​goes under. In: Daily port report , March 12, 2019.
8. ^ ^{A b} Affondata la Grimaldi Grande America. www.trasportoeuropa.it, March 12, 2019, accessed on March 19, 2019 (Italian). 
9. ↑ IMO 9178410
10. ↑ IMO 9624598
11. ^ Grimaldi Group and the Grande America Incident: Priority Given to Antipollution Measures. Press release. Grimaldi Lines, March 14, 2019, accessed on March 19, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Ocean Infinity completes subsea inspection on Grande America wreck. In: Ship Technology. April 24, 2019, accessed February 13, 2020 (UK English). 
13. ↑ Grande America ha affondato 2210 veicoli e 365 container. www.trasportoeuropa.it, March 14, 2019, accessed on March 19, 2019 (Italian). 
14. ^ Nina Belz: Oil spill off France: a race against wind and waves. In: nzz.ch . March 14, 2019, accessed March 14, 2019 . 
15. ↑ IMO 9269518
16. ↑ IMO 9106431
17. ↑ IMO 8304816
18. ↑ IMO 8311417
19. ↑ IMO 8411164
20. ↑ Premar Atlantique: GrandeAmerica Point de situation sur le dispositif et les operations de lutte contre la #pollution #maritime du #GrandeAmerica. Twitter: premaratlant, March 15, 2019, accessed on March 19, 2019 (French). 
21. ↑ Disaster in the Bay of Biscay: With floating dams against the oil. In: tagesschau.de . March 19, 2019, accessed March 19, 2019 . 
22. ↑ IMO 9630547
23. ↑ Naufrage du navire Grande America dans le Golfe de Gascogne - Communiqué de presse n ° 22 - Préfecture maritime de l'Atlantique. Retrieved April 2, 2019 (French).