Sea ranger

Sea ranger

Ship data flag  Germany Cyprus Bermuda Cayman Islands Malta         other ship names Simson (1973-1994) Simson S (1994-1997) Lone Ranger (1997-2013) Ship type Tug yacht Callsign 9HA3636 home port Valletta Shipyard Schichau Unterweser , Bremerhaven Build number 1757

Ship dimensions and crew length 77.73 m ( Lüa ) 69.55 m ( Lpp ) width 13.30 m Draft Max. 5.6 m displacement 2183  t measurement 1890 GT / 567 NRZ   crew 19th

Machine system machine 2 × Deutz - diesel engines (RBV 12M 350) Machine performance 6,476 kW (8,805 hp) Top speed 15 kn (28 km / h) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 10 Pax cabins 5

Others Classifications Bureau Veritas IMO no. 7232729 (until 1994) 1004900 (since 1994)

The Sea Ranger is a former tug that is operated as an expedition yacht under the flag of Malta .

history

The ship was built in 1973 under construction number 1757 at the Schichau-Unterweser shipyard in Bremerhaven . It was the second in a series of four salvage tugs built at the shipyard for the Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft in Hamburg . The ship, which was delivered at the end of April 1973, started sailing as Simson under the German flag with its home port of Hamburg. The ship classified by Germanischer Lloyd had the IMO number 7232729.

In 1987 the tug was flagged out to Cyprus . In 1994 the Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft sold the ship through the Hamburg yacht agency Claus Kusch. It was renamed Simson S. and converted into a yacht at the Maltese shipyard Manoel Island Yacht Yard . The yacht that came under the Bermuda flag (home port: Hamilton ) is one of the longest yachts in the world.

In 1997 the ship was sold to Eric Schmidt and converted at Merrill Stevens Yachts in Miami. The ship's new name was Lone Ranger .

In 2009 the ship went to the US research facility Schmidt Ocean Institute, founded by Eric Schmidt, which had it converted for their purposes by Peters Schiffbau in Wewelsfleth . Schmidt Ocean Institute used the ship from 2010 to 2012 for several research trips in the Atlantic Ocean .

In April 2013 the ship was sold during the Antibes Yacht Show and later renamed the Sea Ranger . The ship, which has meanwhile operated under the flag of the Cayman Islands , now sails under the Maltese flag and is classified by Bureau Veritas .

Technical specifications

The ship is 77.73 meters long and 13.20 meters wide. As a tug, it had a draft of 5.82 meters. The measurement was 1599  GRT . The bollard pull was 135 tons.

After the ship had been converted into a yacht, a stabilizer was retrofitted in 2004 .

The ship is powered by two twelve - cylinder four - stroke diesel engines from the manufacturer Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz (type: RBV 12M 350), each with an output of 3238  kW . The motors act on two variable pitch propellers via two reduction gears . The two propellers were retrofitted with Kort nozzles in 1976 . The ship reaches a speed of 15  knots . It also has a bow thruster .

Three Deutz diesel generators with an output of 380 kW each ( apparent output : 475  kVA ) are available for the power supply. A Volvo Penta harbor generator with an output of 330 kW (apparent power: 414 kVA) and a Deutz emergency generator with an output of 40 kW (apparent power: 50 kVA) were also installed.

The hull of the ship is reinforced with ice. The range is given as 21,000  nautical miles at a speed of 13 kn or 31,000 nautical miles at a speed of 12 kn.

Furnishing

The yacht has five decks . The superstructures are located between the forecastle and the open aft deck. There is a crane on the aft deck, with which z. B. carried tender boats can be launched into the water.

The ship is driven by up to 19 crew members . There is space on board for ten guests, who can be accommodated in five cabins (one single and four double cabins).

Web links

• Lone Ranger , offer at Prestige Yacht Auction with data on the ship (PDF file, 1.8 MB)
• Pictures of the renovation , Peters Schiffbau
• Pictures of the ship, Schmidt Ocean Institute ( Memento from April 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
• Pictures of the ship at ShipSpotting.com: IMO no. 7232729  / IMO no. 1004900

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Samson . Bugsier high-sea recovery tug, seatowage.de. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
2. ^ Jeff Peterson: Traveling across the Sargasso Sea , Schmidt Ocean Institute, Jul 28, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
3. ↑ Facelift for a former Bugsier tug , Die Welt , October 11, 2001. Accessed January 21, 2013.
4. ↑ Lone Ranger , Kusch Yachts. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
5. ↑ Largest Yachts - The Top 100 , Superyachts.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
6. ↑ The list of the 200 longest motor yachts , boats exclusive. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
7. ↑ Life after Google: Eric Schmidt's $ 60 Million Ocean Adventure , Business Insider, February 15, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
8. ↑ Kelly Faircloth: Why Not Buy This Yacht From Eric Schmidt's Ocean Research Institute? , Observer, April 16, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
9. ↑ ^{a b} Lone Ranger , Superyacht Times. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
10. ^ Eric Schmidt - Founder and President , Schmidt Ocean Institute. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
11. ↑ Conversion orders for the shipyard , Wilstersche Zeitung , July 11, 2009. Accessed January 21, 2013.
12. ^ Lone Ranger - previous research ship of the Schmidt Ocean Institute , Schmidt Ocean Institute. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
13. ↑ Ben Roberts: Lone Ranger Sold At First Prestige Yacht Auctions , Superyachts.com, April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
14. ^ ^{A b} Converted superyacht Lone Ranger for sale with Y.CO , Superyacht Times, April 26, 2012. Accessed April 8, 2016.
15. ↑ ^{a b c} Lone Ranger Yacht Specification , Superyacht.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.