Engineering:Khan Asparukh (ship)

From HandWiki
Short description: Bulgarian tanker


BASA-21-11-63-2-Khan Asparuh.jpg
Khan Asparukh in Varna shipyard
History
Name: Khan Asparukh
Owner: Navibulgar
Operator: Navibulgar
Port of registry:  Bulgaria, Varna
Builder: Varna shipyard
Laid down: May 2003
Launched: 27 March 1976
Fate: Scrapped December 2003
General characteristics
Type: Tanker
Tonnage:
  • 100,000 GT
  • 318,000 DWT
Length: 244 m (800 ft 6 in)
Beam: 39 m (127 ft 11 in)
Draught: 15.5 m (50 ft 10 in)

Khan Asparukh was the largest Bulgarian tanker owned and operated by Navibulgar.[1]

The ship had a length overall of 224 metres (734 ft 11 in) and a draft of 15.5 metres (50 ft 10 in). The tanker used a 8RND-90 Sulzer Cegielski engine with 17,300 kilowatts (23,200 hp).[2] She a 100,000-tonne capacity. The ship began construction in 1974 in Varna shipyard. It was built according to a project of the Shipbuilding Institute in the city of Varna with the chief designer engineer Tasho Popov.[3] The first 100,000-tonne tanker built in Bulgaria was launched on March 24, 1976. The first captain and chief mechanic, respectively: Vidyo Videv and Peter Tsaperkov.[4]

The tanker was a part of the Navibulgar until December 3, 2003, when it was sold for scrapping in Alang, India.[5]

References