The ship type was designed in the late 1970s based on the very successful Seebeck 36L . The ships of the series are designed as universally usable semi-container ships for long voyages. In order to do justice to the changed framework conditions, the Key 17 was adapted to the container transport with a higher degree of deck opening and the ships were designed for a slightly higher speed than their predecessor. The Key 17 type was ordered in two units from the Singaporean shipping company Highsea Steamship Limited.
The designation Key 17 is based on the Bremen key , with the following 17 standing for the load capacity of around 17,000 tons.
Technical details
The Key 17 ships have superstructures arranged aft and four holds with tween decks . The hatch covers are of the MacGregor type . Five swing booms with a capacity of 22 tons were installed as their own loading gear .
The main engine was a MaK Mu 552 four-stroke diesel engine, which acted on the fixed propeller via a reduction gear. There was no bow thruster available to support the berthing and casting off maneuvers.
The ships (selection)
Type Key 17
Ship name
Build number
IMO number
delivery
Client
Later names and whereabouts
Highsea Splendor
1036
-
1982
Highsea Steamship Limited, Singapore
-
Highsea Success
1037
8104656
1982
Highsea Steamship Limited, Singapore
1983 Indian Highsea Success , 1984 Farnham , 1986 Marine Blue , 1995 Marine Confidence , 2001 Darya Rashmi , 2004 Ristakez , 2005 Chang Le Men , beached off Mangalore on September 7, 2007 with a slipped cargo of iron ore and recovered on September 13 Scrapped November 24, 2011 in Bombay
literature
Scott, Robert: Standard Ship Designs: Dry cargo, container and ro-ro vessels . Fairplay Publications, London 1984, ISBN 0-905045-54-8 .
