SIRIUS LEADER 5,300-unit Pure Car and Truck Carrier
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. delivered the SIRIUS LEADER, a 5,300-unit pure car and truck carrier to Estrella Shipholding S.A.in July 2000.
The vessel carries passenger cars transporters buses, trucks, dump trucks and complete knockdown parts (CKD).
Features
1. The vessel has twelve car decks including three liftable car decks.
Liftable car decks are operated by self-rolling deck lifters.
2. The vessel has one stern ramp and one side ramp for car loading and unloading.
The particulars of shore ramps are as follows,
Stern ramp: 35 m long (incl. the flap) x 8 m wide total load 100 MT
Side ramp: 20 m long (incl. the flap) x 4.2 m wide total load 15 MT
3. Electric motor-driven bow thruster of 1,300 kW and stern thruster of 770 kW are installed.
4. The vessel satisfies the SOLAS'90 amendments "Subdivision and Damage stability of Cargo Ships."
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Length (o.a.) ... 180.00 m
Length (b.p.) ... 170.00 m
Breadth (mld.) ... 32.26 m
Depth (mld.) ... 34.60 m
Draft (mld.) ... 8.60 m (designed draft)
9.60 m (summer loaded draft)
Gross tonnage ... 54,382
Deadweight ... 16,451 MT (summer loaded draft)
Main engine ... DU-SULZER 7RTA62
MCR (BHP) ... 13,540 kW x 107.3 rpm
NOR (BHP) ... 12,190 kW x 103.6 rpm
Speed (service) ... 19.6 knots with 20% S.M.
Complement ... 28
Classification ... NK, NS* (Vehicles Carrier), MNS* (M0)
Shore ramp ... Stern ramp x 1, Side ramp x 1
Car stowage capacity ... 5,300 passenger cars
