Engineering:Mitsui 56 series
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| Builders: | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding |
| Building: | 170 |
| Completed: | 151 (January 2013) |
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| Length: | 190 m (623 ft) |
| Beam: | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Installed power: | MAN-B&W 6S50MC-C (9,070 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Capacity: | Hold capacity 70,000 m3 (2,500,000 cu ft) |
The 56 series is a series of cargo ships built by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding.
(As of January 2013), 151 ships have been built and 170 ordered. The 151st was delivered to New Blossom Maritime S.A.[1] They are built at Mitsui's Tamano and Chiba shipyards.[2]
Design
The ships are bulk carriers, 189.99m long overall[3] (182m between perpendiculars) with 56,000 dwt and approximately 31000gt. Hold volume is over 70,000m³, divided between five cargo holds with four cranes.[4] Main engines are generally MAN B&W 6S50MC-C low-speed diesels. Service speed is 14.5 knots.[5]
References
- ↑ "New Mitsui tanker delivery". The Motorship. 23 January 2013. http://www.motorship.com/news101/industry-news/new-mitsui-tanker-delivery. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "100 deliveries of "Mitsui’s 56" series". Schiff&Hafen. 16 March 2010. http://www.schiffundhafen.de/news/schiffbau/single-view/view/100-deliveries-of-mitsuis-56-series.html. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "MES completes KEN WAVE, 56,000DWT bulk carrier". No. 339 Feb. - Mar. 2010. Sea-Japan. p. 3. http://www.jsea.or.jp/VariableE/Sea339.pdf. Retrieved 26 January 2013.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "56,000 DWT Bulk Carrier Delivered". Marinelink. 27 March 2008. http://www.marinelink.com/news/article/56-000-dwt-bulk-carrier-delivered/326676.aspx. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "Mitsui 56s keep rolling off the production line". The Motorship. 31 January 2012. http://www.motorship.com/news101/ships-and-shipyards/mitsui-56s-keep-rolling-off-the-production-line. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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