Gunung Dempo

Gunung Dempo

Ems overpass of the Gunung Dempo

Ship data flag  Indonesia Ship type Passenger ship Callsign YBMG home port Palembang Owner PT. Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia Shipyard Meyer shipyard , Papenburg Build number P. 664 Keel laying July 2, 2007 baptism June 21, 2008 Launch March 15, 2008 takeover June 21, 2008

Ship dimensions and crew length 146.50 m ( Lüa ) width 23.40 m Draft Max. 5.90 m measurement 14,017 GT   crew 141

Machine system machine 2 × diesel engine Machine performance 12,000 kW (16,315 hp) Top speed 20 kn (37 km / h)

Transport capacities Load capacity 4,018 dwt Container 98 TEU Permitted number of passengers 1583

Others Registration numbers IMO no. 9401324

The Gunung Dempo is a passenger ship that serves as a ferry for the island nation of Indonesia . The ship has ten decks. The crew consists of 141 people. The ship can carry 1,583 passengers and 98 containers .

The ship was built as the 24th ship of the Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Emsland, for Indonesia under the hull number p. 664. Construction began with the first steel cut on February 13, 2007. It belongs to the Type 2000 specially developed for inter-island traffic in Indonesia. The operator of the ship is PT. Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia.

On June 21, 2008 the ship was christened and handed over to the shipping company. The godmother of the ship was Arita Jusman, the wife of the Indonesian Minister of Transport.

The ship is named after the Indonesian volcano Dempo .

More ships

• The Labobar is the 23rd passenger ship built by Meyer Werft for Indonesia. The delivery of the ship to the island nation took place in June 2004. The godmother of this ship was the Indonesian Minister for Women Sri Redjeki Sumarjoto .
• The Kerinci was delivered to the island nation in 1983 and has since been sold. The ship was named after the landscape area of ​​the same name in Sumatra.
• The Tilongkabila was delivered in 1995. She was constructed for the remote areas of Indonesia and can also call at the smaller ports (low draft etc.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ First block for Gunung Dempo. July 2, 2007, accessed July 23, 2014 . 
2. ↑ MEYER WERFT delivers Gunung Dempo. June 21, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2014 . 
3. ↑ New ship for Indonesia under construction. February 13, 2007, accessed July 23, 2014 . 
4. ↑ Passenger ships for Indonesia  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 854 kB)   , Meyer Werft

Web links

• Information about the ship , Meyer Werft
• Website of the shipping company , PT. Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia
• Picture gallery of the interior of the Gunung Dempo