Stocznia Gdynia B470

Stocznia Gdynia B470

Ship data Ship type Bulk carrier Shipyard Stocznia im. Komuny Paryskiej, Gdynia Construction period 1967 to 1971 Units built 10

Ship dimensions and crew length 187.25 m ( Lüa ) width 22.87 m Side height 14.60 m Draft Max. 9.84 m measurement approx. 16,300 GRT   crew 46

Machine system machine 1 × Sulzer 6RD76 two-stroke diesel engine Machine performance 9,000 PS (6,619 kW) Top speed 16.5 kn (31 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 23,000 dw

Others Classifications Germanischer Lloyd and others

The bulk carrier type B470 (other spelling also B-470 ) of the shipyard Stocznia im. Komuny Paryskiej in Gdynia was built in series from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.

history

The B470 series was designed in the mid-1960s. In 1967 the first of seven units was delivered to Soviet Russian shipping companies. In 1971 three more units were built for the Polish shipping company Polska Żegluga Morska . At the end of production in Poland, the very similarly conceived and modernized type Dimitrov 24 was developed by the Bulgarian Georgi-Dimitrov shipyard and built in large numbers.

Technical details

Rear view of the Zvenigorod

The B470 basic design was designed as bulk carriers with superstructures arranged aft . The ships had seven holds , each served by its own hatch. The ships of the type had a carrying capacity of around 23,000 tons and at maximum unloading to 9.54 m. The units were designed to transport various bulk goods , such as grain, coal and minerals. The tank roof of the cargo holds was also reinforced for the transport of ore.

The ships were propelled by a Sulzer two - stroke diesel engine . The engine allowed a speed of about 15  knots . Several auxiliary diesels and an emergency diesel generator were available.

The ships

Type B470 ships
Building name	Build number	IMO number	Client	delivery	Renaming and whereabouts
Zvenigorod	B470 / 1	6910623	Sudoimport / Murmansk shipping company	December 28, 1967	2000 Venigo , scrapped in Alang from February 8, 2001.
Zaporozhe	B470 / 2	6910609	Sudoimport / Azov Shipping Company	June 30, 1968	scrapped from December 26th, 1996 at Malvi Shipbreaking Company in Alang.
Zarechensk	B470 / 3	6910611	Sudoimport / Murmansk shipping company	23rd September 1968	scrapped from March 16, 2009 in Alang.
Zlatoust	B470 / 4	6912970	Sudoimport / Azov Shipping Company	June 30, 1969	scrapped from January 20, 1999 at Mahavir Shipbreakers in Alang.
Zakarpate	B470 / 5	6922080	Sudoimport / Azov Shipping Company	September 30, 1969	1998 Holysea , 2000 Svyataya Maria , scrapped from January 17, 2003 at Ajay Aloycast in Alang.
Zadonsk	B470 / 6	7015688	Sudoimport / Black Sea Shipping Company	June 30, 1970	1996 P-Star , scrapped in Alang on January 27, 2001.
Zorinsk	B470 / 7	7029055	Sudoimport / Black Sea Shipping Company	November 24, 1970	1996 V.Star , scrapped from May 28, 1997 at Mahadev Steel in Alang.
Ziemia Krakowska	B470 / 8	7111949	Polska Żegluga Morska	August 25, 1971	Scrapped at Ispat Traders in Alang from June 11, 1998.
Ziemia Lubelska	B470 / 9	7111951	Polska Żegluga Morska	October 29, 1971	scrapped from March 20, 1998 in Gadani Beach.
Zaglebie Miedziowe	B470 / 10	7119496	Polska Żegluga Morska	December 29, 1971	scrapped in Alang from July 23, 1998.
Data: Equasis

literature

• Ambrose Greenway: Comecon Merchant Ships , 4th edition, Mason, 1989, ISBN 0859373495 , pp. 112ff
• Witold Grzegorz Strąk: Kronika Polski na morzu, 1918–1989 , Oficyna Wydawnicza "Archiwum Ludzi Morza", 1996, ISBN 8390644800 , p. 231ff

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marine-Rundschau: Zeitschrift für Seewesen , Volumes 62-63, ES Mittler, 1965, p. 183.
2. ↑ Equasis homepage (English)