Prinses Máxima (ship)

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Prinses Maxima
2012 without Prinses Amalia on the Rhine
2012 without Prinses Amalia on the Rhine
Ship data
flag NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
Ship type Training ship
Callsign PD4A3F
home port IJmuiden
Owner Dunamare Onderwijsgroep
Ship dimensions and crew
length
56.0 m ( Lüa )
width 8.0 m
Draft Max. 1.5 m
 
crew 4 + 24 students
Machine system
machine Diesel mechanical :
2 × Caterpillar 3406 C
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		600 kW (816 PS)
propeller 2
Others
Registration
numbers 		ENI 02328191

The Prinses Máxima is a Dutch training ship that is used in conjunction with the Prinses Amalia for training inland navigation.

Construction and use

The hulls of the two ships were built by the Turnu Severin Shipyard in Romania and brought to the Netherlands via the Main-Danube Canal . It was then completed at the Smits shipyard in Krimpen aan de Lek . Inland shipping companies also contributed to the construction costs of 3.6 million euros.

The ships entered service on February 17, 2006. They are named after Máxima of the Netherlands and Amalia van Oranje . The coupling association is used by the Maritime College IJmuiden and the Maritime Academie Harlingen , two schools of the Dunamare Onderwijsgroep . The Prinses Máxima also makes longer training trips on the Rhine and in the ARA area ( Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Antwerp ).

Furnishing

Prinses Maxima

The motor ship has air-conditioned accommodation for 24 students and 4 crew members. The classroom is also used as a trade fair . The further equipment of the ship consists of:

  • 2 main engines Caterpillar 3406 C each 300 kW on 2 four-blade screws, 1,200 mm
  • 2 diesel generators each 107.5 kVA, Cummins 6BT5.9
  • 1 diesel generator 66 kVA, Cummins 4BT3.9 G4
  • 1 auxiliary generator 15 kVA, Hatz 2L41C
  • 2 bow thrusters , Cummins M 11G2, 283 kW each
  • Hydraulic rowing machine with four oars
  • 2 JMA 6o9 LCD -flow radars , GPS - Compass , double autopilot
  • In the height-adjustable navigation bridge , all operating and monitoring devices are duplicated so that the instructor can monitor the student.
Prinses Amalia
Prinses Amalia (ENI 02328190)

The 30.0 m long and 8.0 m wide lighter displaces 388 tons. It is designed as a tanker with all the necessary equipment for loading and unloading , and the bunker mast can also be used as a ship crane . The Prinses Amalia is equipped with its own classroom for training in the port . Pushed by the Prinses Máxima , the future inland waterway skippers learn how to operate a coupling formation.

See also

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  • Informatie Binnenvaart, NL
  • De Binnenvaart Krant , NL, Dutch newspaper for inland navigation

Web links

Commons : Prinses Máxima  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Opleidingsschepen. Maritiem College IJmuiden, accessed December 22, 2016 (Dutch).
  • Schepen. Maritieme Academie Harlingen, accessed December 22, 2016 (Dutch).