Enceladus Launched at Krasnoe Sormovo

April 07, 2010

A project 19614 tanker of DWT 5.6 thousand tons was launched at Krasnoe Sormovo. The owner of the project is Saturn Shipping Company (Panama). The tanker was named Enceladus. The contract to construct three tankers was concluded in April, 2008. The option for the fourth vessel was confirmed in summer 2008 with delivery date appointed for October, 2010.

According to the press-service of the enterprise, the first tanker Titan was delivered to the customer in October, 2009, ahead of schedule. Under the contract, Enceladus was to be delivered in June and the third tanker in July of the current year.

The tankers of the project are of river-sea class and are currently the largest river-going vessels. Technical characteristics: overall length 141 m, beam 16.9 m, hull height 6.1 m, draught 3.73/3.60 m, DWT 5530/5030, cargo tank volume 6720 m3, rate of sailing not less 10 knots, crew 14/16 people and cruising capacity 15/10 days. The navigating zone comprises inland waterways and sea non-Arctic regions in line with a vessel class.

Shipbuilding director Andrey Ivanov says: “Despite cold weather we have successfully launched Enceladus to complete all the operations due. Before spring trial trips to be carried out after ice drift, painting and mooring trials will be completed.”

The vessel type is a one-deck motorboat, all-welded, steel, twin-screw, with fixed pitch propellers, foredeck, afterdeck, 12 cargo tanks and two slop tanks, fore-and-aft bulkhead in the centerline plane, communicating bridge, beam-width covered pilot house. The tanker is to be used for transportation of diesel fuel, black strap, petrochemicals and crude oil. The vessel class is КМ * Ice1 R2-RSN AUT3 VCS Oil tanker/Chemical tanker type 2 (vegetable oil) (ESP).

Source: http://www.korabel.ru

Enceladus Launched at Krasnoe Sormovo

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