Histria Topaz

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NameHistria Topaz
Owner Histria Shipmanagement
Port of registry Constanţa, Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Ordered1985
Builder Constanța Shipyard
Yard number357
Launched1987
Completed1987
In service1987
Identification
General characteristics
Class and typeOil tanker
Tonnage39,750 dwt
Length188.95 m (619.9 ft)
Beam28 m (92 ft)
Draft12.041 m (39.50 ft)
Depth16.8 m (55 ft)
Installed power12,360 kW (16,580 hp)
Speed15 kn (17 mph)
Capacity44,884 m3
CrewRomanian

Histria Topaz is a Chemical/Oil Products Tanker owned by the Romanian shipping company Histria Shipmanagement and is registered in Majuro, Marshall Islands. [1] [2]

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History

Histria Topaz was built by the Galați shipyard in 1987 as a 39,750  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]

Technical description

The Histria Topaz 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. [2] It also has another three auxiliary MAN B&W 6L23/30H diesel engines with a capacity of 960 kW (1,290 hp) each. [2] 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. [2]

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. [2] 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. [2]

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References

  1. "Histria Topaz ship". Histria Shipmanagement. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2.430 nave maritime, fluviale şi portuare arborează pavilionul românesc" (in Romanian). Cuget Liber. 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-09.