ORANGE 8 2,952-dwt Passenger & Car Ferry
The 2,952-dwt passenger / car ferry ORANGE 8 was delivered to Maritime Credit Corporation and Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry K. K. by Imabari Shipyard of Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in July, 1999.
The vessel is in service between Niihama-Toyo-Kobe-Osaka Nanko
Features
1. This ferry has 2-car decks and 3-accommodation decks.
2. She has a semi-aft engine, inclined, stem with a bulbous bow and counter stern.
3. The big vehicles like the trailers and the buses roll onto the lower car deck, the trucks roll onto the upper car deck.
4. Cars can roll onto and off the lower car deck via the bowvisor and ramp doors arranged at the end of the bow and stern.
5. Cars can roll onto and off the upper car deck via the ramp door arranged at the left side of the bow and the sideports arranged at both sides of the stern.
6. A movable slope way is available to go up and down between the upper and the lower car deck.
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Length (o.a.) ... 163.57 m
Length (b.p.) ... 150.00 m
Breadth (mld.) ... 25.60 m
Depth (mld.) ... 13.21 m
Draft (mld.) ... 5.500 m
Gross tonnage ... 9,975 (domestic)
Deadweight ... 2,952 MT
Main engine ... DU-S. E. M. T. Pielstick 18PC2-6V x 2 sets
MCR ... 13,500 PS x 520 / 180 rpm
NOR ... 11,475 PS x 493 / 171 rpm
Speed (max. trial) ... 25.143 knots
(service) ... 22.0 knots
Complement ... 42
Classification ... JG
Loading capacity (passenger) ... 750
(car/vehicle) ... 139 (9 m truck)
