TARAPACA 46,786-dwt Bulk Carrier
The 46,786-dwt bulk carrier TARAPACA was completed in June 2000 at Kanasashi Co., Ltd. to the order of Empire Marine S.A. of Panama.
The vessel is designed for carrying grain in bulk, coal, steel products, packaged lumber, nitrate concentrates and fish meal* (* No.1〜4 cargo holds), and is one of a series of 46,600-dwt type bulk carriers built at the yard.
Cargo space is divided into five (5) holds and having topside tanks and double bottom with side hopper. Heavy cargo is to be loaded alternately in hold Nos.1, 3 and 5.
No.3 cargo hold is also used as a ballast tank for safe navigation at rough sea.
The vessel has wide hatches of 14.40 m long x 15.60 m wide for No.1 hold; 20.00 m long x 15.60 m wide for Nos.2, 3, 4 and 5.
The main engine is low-speed, long-stroke diesel engine Kobe diesel-MITSUBISHI 6UEC52LS. And a high performance propeller with turbo ring saves fuel oil consumption.
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Length (o.a.) ... 183.00 m
Length (b.p.) ... 174.30 m
Breadth (mld.) ... 31.00 m
Depth (mld.) ... 16.47 m
Draft (mld.) ... 11.65 m
Gross tonnage ... 26,084
Deadweight ... 46,786 T
Main engine ... Kobe diesel-MITSUBISHI 6UEC52LS
MCR ... 7,487 kW (10,180 PS) x 114 min-1 (rpm)
NOR ... 6,364 kW (8,653 PS) x 108 min-1 (rpm)
Speed (max. trial) ... 16.24 knots
(service) ... 14.3 knots
Complement ... 25
Classification ... NK
Handling gear ... Deck crane 30 T x 4
Loading capacity (grain) ... 59,077 m3
(bale) ... 58,014 m3
