Saudi Abha class

Saudi Abha class

Ship data Ship type Con-ro ship Shipping company The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) Shipyard Kockums , Malmo Construction period 1982 to 1983 Commissioning 1983 Decommissioning 2013 Units built 4th

Ship dimensions and crew length 248.12 m ( Lüa ) 232.00 m ( Lpp ) width 32.31 m Draft Max. 11.12 m measurement 44,171 GT / 15,209 NRZ   crew 21st

Machine system machine 1 × MAN-B & W - diesel engine (type: 7L90GFCA) Machine performance 20,015 kW (27,213 hp) Service speed 18.5 kn (34 km / h) propeller 1

Transport capacities Load capacity 42,600 dw Container 2,025 TEU Connections for refrigerated containers 50

Others Classifications Det Norske Veritas

The Saudi Abha class was made up of four units Con-Ro - ship class .

history

The ships were built in 1982/1983 at the Swedish Kockums shipyard in Malmö for the Saudi Arabian shipping company The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA). At the time, the ships were among the largest Con-Ro ships in the world. They were operated by the shipping company for 30 years. The ships were managed by Mideast Ship Management in Dubai and, after the company was taken over by Bahri, by Bahri Ship Management.

In 2013 they were replaced by the ships of the Bahri Abha class and scrapped in Alang ( India ) and Chittagong ( Bangladesh ) in the same year .

Technical specifications

The ships were met by a seven-cylinder - diesel engine from MAN B & W (type: 7L90GFCA) with 20,015  kW power driven, of a propeller worked. Four generators were available for power generation, each driven by a diesel engine from MAN B&W (type: 8S28LH-4). A diesel generator powered by a Scania diesel engine served as an emergency generator .

The superstructures were in the stern area of ​​the ships. They built over part of the ro-ro decks. The ships were equipped with a stern ramp that could be folded down to the starboard side for handling rolling cargo. The ro-ro decks in the ship were connected to one another by fixed ramps. In front of the deck superstructures there were spaces for containers and holds , some of which were designed as ro-ro decks and some as holds for the transport of containers. The container holds were equipped with cell guides. The container capacity of the ships was 2,025  TEU . There were 50 connections for refrigerated containers. On deck, 23 20-foot containers could be loaded one behind the other and up to 13 containers next to each other. The deck containers were stowed up to four layers high.

Ships

Saudi Abha class
Building name	Build number	IMO number	Keel laying, launching, delivery	Later names and whereabouts
Saudi Abha	585	8121745	December 6, 1982 January 1983	Scrapped in Alang in 2013
Saudi Diriyah	586	8121757	June 7, 1982 February 5, 1983 March 31, 1983	Scrapped in Alang in 2013
Saudi Hofuf	587	8121769	June 14, 1982 April 23, 1983 July 25, 1983	Scrapped in Chittagong in 2013
Saudi tabuk	588	8121771	March 7, 1983 August 20, 1983 October 7, 1983	Scrapped in Alang in 2013

The ships sailed under the flag of Saudi Arabia, home port was Dammam .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ SAUDI TABUK - last of NSCSA conro quartet bows out after 30 years of service , Linervision, October 11, 2013. Accessed June 28, 2019.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Saudi Tabuk - IMO 8121771 , Scheepvaartwest. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
3. ↑ 2013 Annual List of Ships Scrapped Worldwide , NGO Shipbreaking Platform (XLSX, 163 kB). Retrieved June 28, 2019.
4. ↑ Ship-Breaking 2013 , Robin des Bois, 2014 (PDF, 30.7 MB). Retrieved June 28, 2019.
5. ↑ M / S SAUDI ABHA , Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
6. ↑ M / S SAUDI Diriyah , Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
7. ↑ M / S SAUDI HOFUF , Facta om Fartyg. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
8. ↑ M / S SAUDI TABUK , Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved June 28, 2019.