Unity type
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The Unity type , also known as the Unity class, is a Liberty replacement ship type , which was developed in the late 1960s by the Cockerill shipyard in Hoboken , Belgium as a replacement for the then aging fleet of Liberty freighters and Victory ships .
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In the second half of the 1960s, various types of ships were offered around the world as replacements for the Liberty and Victory standard freighters still in service, as well as some other cargo ships built during the Second World War, in the world merchant fleet at that time, which were on intermediate decks with their own loading gear and approx. 14,000 tons load-bearing capacity oriented. Series such as SD-14 , Freedom or German Liberty were particularly successful, but others, such as the Pioneer or Unity types, only achieved lower editions.
The ship type was developed in the late 1960s by the Amsterdam ship engineering office Sea Transport Engineering , a joint subsidiary of the shipping company Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij and the engine manufacturer Stork / Werkspoor . The design initially presented provided for a division with three cargo holds and four hatches, and a cargo hold and a hatch behind the superstructures, which were about seven eighths aft. The Unity ships, which were ultimately built by the Belgian Cockerill shipyard, had four holds with tween decks, four hatches and a volume of 22,495 m³ (bulk cargo) and 20,787 m³ (general cargo). Three of the holds were in front, one hold behind the superstructures about three quarters aft. In the first six constructions, 16 cargo booms with 3/5 tonnes were available as their own loading gear; in the case of the two replicas, these were supplemented by a stilted heavy lift gear .
The first six ships of the type, Mosa Pijade , Sibenik , Marko Oreskovic , Matija Ivanic , Promina and Matija Gubec , were built in 1969/70 for the Yugoslav shipping company Jadranska Slobodna Plovidba in Split .
In 1979, almost ten years later, Cockerill delivered two more ships, which were equipped with heavier loading gear , Balder Antwerp and Balder Gent . The two ships had originally been commissioned by the Scaldis shipping company, which went bankrupt before completion. The shipyard completed the ships on its own account and gave them to the newly founded charter shipping company Bulk Chartering, which was specially founded for these ships. The actual operation was in the hands of the Norwegian shipping company Parley Augustsson A / S. Five years later, Bulk Chartering also went bankrupt and the two ships were bought by auction by the Vroon shipping company from Breskens.
The ships (selection)
| Unity type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship name | Type | Build number | IMO number | Launching / delivery |
Client | Renaming and whereabouts |
| Moša Pijade | Unity | 843 | 6915245 | April 12, 1969 / June 1969 |
Jadroplov | 1988 Lake Superior , 1991 Remich , demolished on February 7, 1992 at YSInvestment in Alang |
| Sibenik | Unity | 844 | 6912267 | March 18, 1969 / - |
Jadroplov | 1987 Ionian Hope , 1990 Argo Hope , 1991 Largo , 1992 Despina A. , demolished on August 20, 1994 in Alang |
| Marko Oreškovic | Unity | 845 | 6924301 | July 31, 1969 / September 1969 |
Jadroplov | Demolished on February 25, 1987 at Imran Shipbreaking Company in Gadani Beach |
| Matija Ivanic | Unity | 846 | 6930427 | October 24, 1969 / December 1969 |
Jadroplov | 1987 Ivan , 1988 Mild Extend , 1991 Mild , demolition from February 26, 1992 at Swastik Enterprise in Calcutta |
| Celebrities | Unity | 847 | 7004160 | November 22, 1969 / - |
Jadroplov | 1987 Mina , collided with Isocardia near Gibraltar on December 3, 1987 , scrapped at Gemi Sokum Ticaret in Aliağa from January 30, 1988 |
| Matija Gubec | Unity | 848 | 7027277 | August 12, 1970 / - |
Jadroplov | 1989 Lake Erie , 1990 Neri , 1991 Marabou , 1994 Yiannis Z , 1994 Kellys Mark , deleted around 2001/02 |
| Balder Antwerp | Unity variant | 885 | 7604817 | 1979 | Parley Augustsson | 1985 Maginoo Express , 1985 Tara , 1992 Rio G. , 2001 Prime 1 , 2002 Marine Trader , demolished 2005 in Pakistan |
| Balder Gent | Unity variant | 886 | 7604829 | 1979 | Parley Augustsson | 1985 Magiting Express , 1985 Virpazar 1992 Moa , 2001 Safyas , demolition from 1997 in Alang |
literature
- Six Unity ships for Yugoslavia . In: G. Schnadel (Ed.): Schiff und Hafen . Vol. 20, No. 3 . CDC Heydorns, Uetersen March 1968, p. 164 .
- Lloyd's Register, London (various years)
- Scott, Robert: Standard Ship Designs: Dry cargo, container and ro-ro vessels . Fairplay Publications, London 1984, ISBN 0-905045-54-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Meylof, Louis: Vrachtscheepen . Rebo, Sassenheim 1987, ISBN 90-366-0246-7 , pp. 6/7 .