Yasa Golden Dardanelles

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) has delivered a 110,000DWT type double hull crude oil tanker, YASA GOLDEN DARDANELLES (HN: 1673), to YASA Tanker And Transportation S.A (which is company owning a lot of ships) at its Chiba Works. This is the 8th Aframax Tanker of 42m beam with the largest deadweight and the largest cargo tank capacity. The vessel has a cargo tank capacity of 128,000m3 and deadweight of 110,000 tons, which are the largest for the Aframax Tanker with 42m beam. The newest hull form including bulbous bow and stern arrangement is employed to achieve the highest propulsion performance for the Aframax tanker. Three types of oils can be loaded/ unloaded into/from cargo tanks simultaneously by three cargo pumps with self-stripping system. The vessel has two ballast pumps, which enable easy ballasting and deballasting operation. Two sets of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) are installed for satellite navigation. Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) usualy used in all kind of ships and yachts, Automatic Ship Identification System (AIS) and Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) are installed for better route planning and safer navigation.

  Principal particulars:

Length, o.a.: 245.50 m
Length, b.p.: 234.00 m
Breadth, mld.: 42.00 m
Depth, mld.: 21.50 m
Draft, mld.: 14.95m at full load
DWT/GT: 110,828t/59,745
Cargo tank capacity: 128,073m3 (100%)
Main engine: MITSUI-MAN B&W 7S60MC diesel x 1 unit
MCR: 14,280kW x 105rpm
Speed: 15.3kt
Complement: 28
Classification: LR
Delivery: June 24, 2008

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