Histria Tiger

The oil tanker, Histria Tiger, in Cyprus
History
NameHistria Tiger
OwnerHistria Shipmanagement
Port of registryMonrovia,  Liberia
Ordered2006
BuilderConstanța Shipyard
Yard number574
Launched2008
Completed2008
In service2008
Identification
General characteristics
Class & typeOil tanker
Tonnage40,416 dwt
Length179.96 m (590.4 ft)
Beam32.2 m (106 ft)
Draft11 m (36 ft)
Depth16.5 m (54 ft)
Installed power12,360 kW (16,580 hp)
Speed15 kn (17 mph)
Capacity47,803 m3
CrewRomanian

Histria Tiger is a Chemical/Oil Products Tanker owned by the Romanian shipping company Histria Shipmanagement and is registered in Monrovia, Liberia.

History

Histria Tiger was built by the Constanța Shipyard in 2008 as a 40,416 DWT ship used for the transportation of oil and oil products and chemical products. The ship is chartered by the Italian oil and natural gas company Eni.

Technical description

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

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. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Histria Tiger ship". Histria Shipmanagement. 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Prefectul Dănuţ Culeţu i-a urat navei "Histria Tiger" să fie "un tigru al mărilor"" (in Romanian). Cuget Liber. 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-09.