Histria Perla

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NameHistria Perla
Owner Histria Shipmanagement
Port of registry Valletta, Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Ordered2003
Builder Constanța Shipyard
Yard number568
Launched2005
Completed2005
In service2005
Identification
General characteristics
Class and typeOil tanker
Tonnage
  • 25,804  GT
  • 40,471  DWT
Length179.8 m (589 ft 11 in)
Beam32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draft11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Depth16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Installed power12,360 kW (16,580 hp)
Speed15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity48,100 m3 (1,700,000 cu ft)

Histria Perla is a chemical/oil products tanker managed by the Romanian shipping company Histria Shipmanagement and is registered in Valletta, Malta. [1]

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History

Histria Perla was built by the Constanța Shipyard in 2005 as a 40,471  DWT ship used for the transportation of oil and oil products and chemical products. [2] The ship is chartered by the Italian oil and natural gas company Eni. [2] Histria Perla was the 500th ship to receive Emergency Response Service (ERS) classification from the Hamburg based German company Germanischer Lloyd in 2006. [3]

Technical description

Histria Perla is equipped with a double hull, one two-stroke acting diesel engine MAN B&W 6S50MC-C with a capacity of 9,480 kW (12,710 hp) directly acting on the propeller shaft and a four-bladed fixed propeller built by Wärtsilä Propulsion Netherlands. [4] It also has another three auxiliary MAN B&W 6L23/30H diesel engines with a capacity of 960 kW (1,290 hp) each. [4] The ship has 14 hydraulically driven centrifugal deepwell Framo cargo pumps, 10 pumps with a capacity of 500 m3/hour, two pumps with a capacity of 200 m3/hour, one pump with a capacity of 100 m3/hour and one portable pump with a capacity of 150 m3/hour. [4]

The ship is equipped with five manifolds, a discharge capacity of 3,000 m3/hour, a cargo handling capacity of 3,750 m3/hour, one Liebherr hose-handling crane with a reach of 22 m (72 ft), an Alfa Lawal JWSP-26-C100 freshwater conversion plant with a capacity of 30 m3/day and a Jowa Bio STP3 sewage-treatment plant capable of sustaining 34 people. [4] The ship has ten cargo tanks, two tanks with a capacity of 3,550 m3, four tanks with a capacity of 4,900 m3, four tanks with a capacity of 5,100 m3 and two slop tanks with a capacity of 1,000 m3. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Histria Perla". Histria Shipmanagement. 2005. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  2. 1 2 "Armatorul Bosanceanu si-a construit vapor" (in Romanian). Evenimentul Zilei. 2005-11-24. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  3. ↑ "500th Ship Receives ERS Classification". Marinelink. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "New Ships - M/V". Santierul Naval Constanta. 2009-02-09. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
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