The ship type was designed in the mid-1970s as a replacement type for the aging population of comparable tankers in the world merchant fleet. The ships of the series are designed as universally applicable product tankers for long voyages. Based on the designed hull lines, a type of bulk carrier was also developed in the course of the development, which was offered as Key 39 .
The designation Key 40 is based on the Bremen key , with the following 40 standing for the load capacity of around 40,000 tons. The Key 39 type would have had a load capacity of around 39,000 tons, but was not built.
Technical details
The Key 40 ships have superstructures arranged aft and 23 cargo tanks ( Lady Clio , Taifun ) or 21 cargo tanks ( St. Clemens ) with which four types of cargo could be transported simultaneously. Four cargo oil pumps with a capacity of 1000 m³ / h each were installed for cargo handling.
The main engine was a six-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine built under license from MAN at AG Weser with an output of 13,800 hp, which acted directly on the fixed propeller. There was no bow thruster available to support the berthing and casting off maneuvers.
The ships
Type Key 40
Ship name
Build number
IMO number
delivery
Client
Later names and whereabouts
Lady Clio
984
7407879
August 1975
Maraplomo Naviera Oceanica, Piraeus
1977 St. George , 1980 Loida , 1990 Aida ,?
St. Clement
985
7407867
15th December 1975
Hamburg South, Hamburg
1981 Rio Papaloapan , 1986 Belmonte , 1987 Pacific Jade , 1995 Horizon XII , collision on June 26, 1995 Collision with the Turkish tanker Amiral Fahri Engin in Suez, 2000 Galaxy IV , 2000 Jaguar IV , scrapped from July 24, 2000
typhoon
988
7408847
April 1976
OY Pulpship AB, Helsinki OY Henry Nielsen AB, Helsinki
1978 Meltemi , 1987 Alderamine Seconda , 1990 Niagara Seconda , 1991 Angela Foresi , 1992 Alcaid , 1993 Sahara , 1998 TN Diamond , 1999 Detroit , canceled from April 2002 in Chittagong
literature
AG "Weser" (Ed.): 100 years - 1000 ships . Self-published, Bremen 1976.
