Ming P class

Ming Sun class

The Madrid Express

Ship data Ship type Container motor ship Shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, Keelung Shipyard China Shipbuilding Corporation, Kaohsiung Construction period 1985 to 1988 Units built 8th Cruising areas Worldwide trip

Ship dimensions and crew length 269.70 m ( Lüa ) width 32.20 m measurement 40,447 GT

Machine system machine 1 × Sulzer 8RTA76 two-stroke diesel engine Machine performance 17,425 kW (23,691 hp) Top speed 20.5 kn (38 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 40,744 dwt Container 3266 TEU Connections for refrigerated containers 119

Others

The Ming-P- class is a series of eight container motor ships of the Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (Yang Ming Line).

history

With the ships of the Ming P class, the Yang Ming Line continued the conversion of its liner services to full container ships , which began in 1980 with the construction of the Ming Sun class , and expanded with them its route network in Europe-Asia traffic. Six of the ships were sold en bloc to Contship Containerlines in 2001 when Yang Ming took over new post-Panamax ships in 2000/2001. Two further units remained in the service of the original client, except for temporary charter until they were scrapped in 2009.

description

The superstructure of the ship was arranged about three quarters of the length aft . All but one cargo hold were arranged in front of the deckhouse, equipped with cell guides and closed by pontoon hatch covers. The container capacity was 3266  TEU , and 119 conventional refrigerated containers could be supplied.

The ships each received a single-acting, slow-running Sulzer main engine of the type 9RND90M with an output of 21,351 kW, which was built under license by Ishikawajima Harima in the Japanese city of Aioi . The nine-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine acted directly on a fixed propeller and helped the ships to achieve a nominal speed of 21.5  knots . Two diesel generators with 900 kW each and two diesel generators with 560 kW each were installed to supply energy.

The ships

Ming-P class
Building name	Build number	IMO number	Commissioning	Renaming and whereabouts
Ming Propitious	310	8406262	July 25, 1986	2001 TMM Hermosillo , 2005 CP Hermosillo , 2006 Madrid Express , 2013 Madrid , scrapped at MK Sg & Allied in Alang from October 4, 2013.
Ming Peace	311	8406274	August 25, 1986	2001 Lykes Challenger , 2005 CP Challenger , 2006 Rome Express , 2013 Exp , scrapped at Bansal Ship Breakers in Alang on January 2nd, 2014.
Ming Promotion	312	8406286	March 21, 1987	2001 TMM Sinaloa , 2005 CP Sinaloa , 2006 Barcelona Express , 2013 Elona , scrapped at Shital Ispat in Alang from December 6, 2013.
Ming Pleasure	313	8406298	May 7, 1987	2001 Lykes Achiever , 2005 CP Achiever , 2006 Veracruz Express , 2013 Vera , scrapped in Alang from July 10, 2013.
Ming Plenty	314	8501426	20th September 1987	2001 Lykes Ambassador , 2005 CP Ambassador , 2006 Altamira Express , 2013 Altamira , scrapped at Bansal Infracon in Alang from September 21, 2013.
Ming Prominence	315	8501438	November 19, 1987	2004 YM Prominence , scrapped in Alang on August 22, 2009.
Ming Prosperity	316	8501440	January 29, 1988	1994 Ville d'Hydra , 1995 Med Taipei , 2004 YM Prosperity , scrapped from May 22, 2009 at Guangdong Metals Recycling Corporation in Guangzhou.
Ming Progress	317	8501452	May 29, 1988	2001 TMM Jalisco , 2005 CP Jalisco , 2006 Genoa Express , 2013 Noa , scrapped in Alang from January 2, 2014.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Taiwan majors rethink their orders , In: Lloyd's Maritime Asia , Lloyd's of London Press, 1989, pp. 12ff.
2. ↑ Big deal for box ship owners in strong market , In: Fairplay , Fairplay Publications Limited, 2000, p. 53.
3. ^ Register of Ships , Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London, 1993, no page number.