Snow class

Snow class

The Snow Flower

Ship data Ship type Reefer ship Shipyard Chantiers navals de La Ciotat, La Ciotat Construction period 1972 to 1974 Units built 8th Cruising areas Worldwide trip

Ship dimensions and crew length 173.31 m ( Lüa ) 160.00 m ( Lpp ) width 24.69 m Side height 14.91 m Draft Max. 9.27 m measurement 11,422 GRT, 5053 NRT

Machine system machine 1 × Mantes-Sulzer two-stroke diesel engine Machine performance 17,309 kW (23,534 hp) Top speed 22.75 kn (42 km / h) propeller 1 × Escher-Wyss variable pitch propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 12,782 dwt Connections for refrigerated containers 16 Volume 17,827 m³

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register

Data All data Snow drift

The Snow class was a series of universally applicable reefer ships . The ship type was built between 1972 and 1974 by the French shipyard La Ciotat for the Swedish Salén shipping company .

history

The Salén shipping company operated a large fleet of reefer vessels in the 1960s and 1970s and commissioned the La Ciotat shipyard with the development and construction of a series of eight fast and versatile reefer vessels. The name Snow class is derived from the term "Snow", with which all ship names began. The lead ship was the Snow Flower , which was commissioned in February 1972 . In March 1974 the series with the Snow Hill was completed.

The ships

The snow-class refrigerated ships
Building name	delivery	IMO number	Renaming and whereabouts
Snow Flower	February 1972	7114953	1983 Malayan Empress , 1985 Snow Flower , 2008 demolition in Alang
Snow flake	March 1972	7117319	1984 South View , 1985 Blue Sea , 1985 Santos Star , 1987 Limari , 1988 Santos Star , 1996 Snow Delta , 2000 Santos Star , 2006 demolition in Chittagong
Snow Land	June 1972	7203223	1981 Malayan King , 1984 South Fountain , 1985 Silver Tower , 1991 Chiquita Tower , 1995 Kyma , 1997 Snow Land , February 2008 demolition in Alang
Snow Storm	October 1972	7214040	1985 Hood , 2000 demolition in Alang
Snow drift	February 1973	7228302	1984 South Cathay , 1985 Greenfield , 1989 Snow Drift , scrapped from April 20, 2012.
Snow ball	August 1973	7301013	1981 Malayan Queen , 1984 South Joy , 1985 Gold Medal , 1985 Savona Star , 1988 Santiago Star , 1996 Snow Cape , 2000 Santiago Star , demolished on August 21, 2006 in Chittagong
Snow Crystal	December 1973	7321075	2010 demolition in Alang
Snow Hill	March 1974	7347756	1985 Noor , demolition from August 9th in Alang

literature

• Hochhaus, Karl-Heinz: Deutsche Kühlschiffahrt (1902-1995): shipping companies refrigerated ships refrigerated goods . 1st edition. Verlag Hauschildt, Bremen 1996, ISBN 3-931785-11-4 .