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It's here! it's here! Searoad Mersey II is greeted by hundreds of spectators as it arrives in Devonport, Australia after a long four week voyage from Flensburg, Germany via Cape Town, South Africa.
Searoad Mersey II is the replacement for Searoad Shipping's 26 year old Searoad Mersey – Pictured here.
It is expected to enter service between Devonport and Melbourne in a few days time after an open day.
The ship has 3 cargo decks consisting of:
• Main Vehicle Deck for up to 295 TEUs as containers on cassettes, trailers and wheeled cargo.
• Upper Vehicle Deck for 160 TEUs as trailers or containers on trailers and featuring a combination of undercover areas, designated areas for dangerous goods and livestock with effluent containment.
• Car Deck for up to 110 cars and light vehicles. The ship is fitted with 150 power outlets for refrigerated cargo units. Trailers are secured using the SAT trestle system.
GENERAL
IMO: 9745794 | MMSI: 503000108 | Callsign: VZXL | Flag: Australian | Port of Registry: Devonport | Owner: SeaRoad Shipping Pty Ltd (148502) | Manager: SeaRoad Shipping Pty Ltd (148502).
BUILD
Hull No: 768 | Shipbuilder: Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG | Date of Contract: 26 May 2014 | Date of Keel Lay: 29 Feb 2016 | Date of Launch: 03 June 2016 | Date of Build: 01 Nov 2016 | Launched as: Searoad Mersey II
CAPACITY & MEASUREMENTS
Length Overall: 181.52 m | Length Between Perpendiculars: 171.458 m | Bow to Bridge: 99.66m | Breath, Moulded: 26.6 m | Depth, Moulded: 17.6 m | Draught: 6.315 m | Freeboard: 11.285m | Deadweight Tonnage: 7,980t | Gross Tonnage: 25,409t | Net Tonnage: 7,623t | Lane Metres: 1960m | Capacity, Trailers: 131 | Capacity, Cars: 110 | Ballast Capacity: 1746.5 m³
CLASSIFICATION
20 - Roll-on/Roll-off Carrier - 1A1 General cargo carrier RO/RO BIS DG(P) E0 Gas fuelled NAUT(AW) TMON under the Det Norske Veritas / Germanischer Lloyd Class Society as Class Number: 34648
ENGINE
Engine Type: 2x Caterpillar 8M46DF at 7200kW each | Auxiliary Engines: 2x MaK M34DF at 3000kW each | Generators, Main: 2x Caterpillar 6M34DF at 3600kVA | Generators, Auxiliary: | Generator, Emergency: AB Volvo Penta D13 at 1120 kVA | Continuous Max. Speed: 20.5 knots | Primary Fuel: LNG | Secondary Fuel: MDO | Steering: 2x Hatlapa Neptune 550-45 Twist flow type rudders with Costa bulbs | Bow Thrusters: 2x Brunvoll AS FU74 controllable pitch at 1000kW | Reduction Gearbox: 2x Siemens AG GCH 1000 | Propeller: 2x Schottel Schiffsmaschinen SCP 0119/4-XG
IMAGE INFORMATION
Camera: Nikon D3300 | Lens: Nikon 55-200mm f4.5-5.6 | Shutter: 1/320 sec | Aperture: f/14 | ISO: 200 | Focal Length: 165mm APS-C
LOCATION
Taken from Wheeler Street, East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Source of Information:
DNV GL Register / Searoad Mersey II
Searoad Holdings
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Regards
Ken
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thanks for sharing :)
Best regards, Frank
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