Logos II

Logos II

The Logos II in Roseau, Dominica.

Ship data flag  Malta other ship names Antonio Lazaro Ship type Passenger ship Callsign 9HVE2 home port Valletta Owner GBA Ships eV (since 1988) Compañía Trasmediterránea (1968–1988) Shipyard Unión Naval de Levante SA, Valencia Commissioning 1968 Decommissioning September 29, 2008 Whereabouts Sold to a Turkish dropout

Ship dimensions and crew length 109.55 m ( Lüa ) width 16.3 m Draft Max. 5.12 m measurement 4,804 GRT , 1,441 NRT

Machine system machine 2 × ten-cylinder in-line two-stroke engines B&W 1035 VBF 62, direct drive Machine performance 4,592 kW (6,243 hp) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 3,219 ldt, 1,654 dwt Permitted number of passengers 214

Others Classifications Bureau Veritas Registration numbers IMO no. 6806834 BV 28Y289

The Logos II ex Antonio Lazaro was originally a Mediterranean ferry , later a Christian mission ship from Operation Mobilization . Among other things, it served to bring Christian literature (in the respective national language) to the ports of the western hemisphere, especially those of the countries in need.

history

The ship was built in 1968 by Unión Naval de Levante in Valencia ( Spain ) and commissioned by the Compañía Transmediterránea as Antonio Lazaro . It was named after Antonio Senso Lázaro , Bishop of Astorga 1913 - 1941. The Antonio Lazaro initially operated as a Mediterranean ferry on the Málaga  - Melilla line , later the Palma de Mallorca  - Valencia - Alicante line . The capacity of the Antonio Lazaro was 600 passengers, cars could also be transported.

The Antonio Lazaro was sister ship of the Vincente Puchol .

On October 21, 1988, it was sold to Educational Book Exhibits Ltd , where it was renamed Logos II and was completely renovated and rebuilt. The Logos II of Operation Mobilization (OM for short) was used as a replacement for the Logos that had run aground and abandoned in the Beagle Channel shortly before . The core task of Logos II was the dissemination of literature (Christian books, textbooks and non-fiction books), intercultural exchange (mainly in cooperation with local Christian churches), as well as practical support. The crew of the ship consisted of a volunteer crew of 214 people.

On June 20, 2007, the Logos II collided while mooring in Jersey with an oyster cutter , which was damaged. No other accidents involving the ship are known.

After 20 years of use, the Logos II was sold to Turkey for scrapping on September 29, 2008 . During her service as a mission ship, she visited around 350 ports in 81 countries and had over 10 million visitors on board. Your tasks at OM were taken over by Logos Hope . From 1977 to 2009 OM operated the Doulos, a second ship with the same task.

Technical specifications

The ship was powered by two ten-cylinder two - stroke diesel engines from the manufacturer B&W (type: 1035 VBF 62) with an output of 4,592  kW . The engines worked on two controllable pitch propellers .

Three alternators were available for the energy supply, two of which were powered by a MWM diesel engine (type: 440-8 TBD) with an apparent power of 650  kVA and one by a Mitsubishi diesel engine (type: 56R2-MPTK) with an apparent power of 600 kVA were driven.

Web links

Commons : Logos II  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about the ship , GBA Ships

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mission ship "Logos II" rammed cutter ( memento from June 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) , emergency cases at sea, archive June 2007, European sailing information system.