Hitachi Zosen type UC-20

Type UC-20

Ship data Ship type Multipurpose freighters Shipping company German Africa Lines (DAL) Shipyard Hitachi Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Mukaishima Shipyard, Onomichi Construction period 1977 to 1977 Commissioning 1977 Decommissioning 2001 Units built 2 Cruising areas Worldwide trip

Ship dimensions and crew length 161.58 m ( Lüa ) 152.00 m ( Lpp ) width 22.80 m Side height 13.60 m Draft Max. 9.97 m measurement approx. 13,700 GRT, approx. 8100 NRT

Machine system machine 1 × Hitachi-B & W 7K67 GF two-stroke diesel engine Machine performance 9,635 kW (13,100 hp) Top speed 16.25 kn (30 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity approx. 20,000 dw

Others Classifications Germanic Lloyd

The multi-purpose cargo ship type UC-20 of the Hitachi Zosen ship assembly was built in 1977 in two units for the Hamburg shipping company Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL).

details

The ships, which were almost 162 meters long and 22.80 meters wide on frames, had four holds with an intermediate deck and a bulk cargo volume of 27,945 m ³ and a ball room of 26,873 m ³ . The built-in two-stroke main engine of the Hitachi-B & W 7K67 GF type developed around 9600 kW and allowed a speed of a little over 16 knots . The design of the ships with superstructures arranged aft and a loading gear consisting of four electrohydraulic 16-tonne ship's slewing cranes in Gemini design and a centrally positioned cambered heavy-lift boom with a load-bearing capacity of 180 tons did not differ fundamentally from contemporary Liberty replacement ships such as the Japanese type Freedom .

The type ship Tabora replaced the DAL training ship Taveta , which burned out in September 1975 . It was therefore equipped with additional accommodation and training facilities for 18 nautical and technical officer applicants and assistants and began its period of service under the German flag. The sister ship was laid down as Transkei , but renamed Talana and put into service. The Talana started sailing under the Singapore flag. Both UC-20 ships were renamed several times in the course of their service life, but remained in the service of the Deutsche Afrika-Linien / John T. Essberger shipping group throughout their careers. In 2001 both ships were sold to India for demolition.

The ships

The UC-20 motor cargo ships
Building name	Launching / delivery	Build number / IMO number	Renaming and whereabouts
Tabora	1977/28. June 1977	4549/ 7610610	1985 Woermann Wakamba , 1989 Wakamba , scrapped in India from April 7, 2001
Transkei / Talana	1977/22. November 1977	4550/ 7608368	1978 Tagama , 1984 Maringa , 1989 Rickmers Nanjing , 1989 Maringa , scrapped in Alang from July 22, 2001
Equasis, large tonnage

literature

• New DAL training ship . In: Ship & Harbor / Command Bridge . Vol. 29, No. July 8 , 1977, p. 702 .
• Scott, Robert: Standard Ship Designs: Dry cargo, container and ro-ro vessels . Fairplay Publications, London 1984, ISBN 0-905045-54-8 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Equasis homepage (English)
2. ↑ grosstonnage homepage (English)