ROTTERDAM EXPRESS

Containership ROTTERDAM EXPRESS turning to depart from the Bedford Basin,Halifax,N.S. on 25th February 2013.
IMO No 9193317
Year of build: 2000.
Yard:Hyundai Heavy Industries,Ulsan,South Korea.
GRT: 54465 , DWT: 66975
LOA: 294 , Beam: 32.3 ,Draught 13.6(M).
Engine type: B&W Model 7K98MC-C with power output of 40,040KWs and max speed 24 knots.
Container capacity:4,890TEU with 370 reefers..
Owners/Managers: Hapag-Lloyd A.G.,Hamburg,Germany
Flag:Germany
Call Sign: DMRX.
© Capnken 2013

NORTH CONTENDER

Products tanker NORTH CONTENDER anchored in the Bedford Basin,Halifax,N.S. on 16th February 2013.
IMO: 9352585
MMSI:371496000
TYPE: Double hull tanker.
Build 2005
Yard: FUKUOKA SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.,FUKUOKA,Japan.
Owner: Yaoki Shipping SA,c/o Selandia Ship Management (Singapore)PTE Ltd,Sembawang,Singapore.
Manager: Eitzen Chem USA LLC,Westport,CT,USA.
Machinery: Single shaft diesel 6150KWs,fixed pitch propellor.
SERVICE SPEED:14.6 knots.
Dimensions:
LENGTH OVERALL:146.6 m,LENGTH REGISTERED:138.5 m,LENGTH B.Perps:138.0 m,BREADTH REGISTERED:23.7 m,BREADTH EXTREME:23.7 m,BREADTH MOULDED:23.7M,DEPTH MOULDED:13.0 m,DRAUGHT:9.616 m.
GROSS TONNAGE:11,662 t
NET TONNAGE:6,138 t
DEADWEIGHT:19,925 t
FLAG:PANAMA
PORT OF REGISTRY:PANAMA
CALLSIGN:3ECY7

SAN FRANCISCO EXPRESS

Containership San Francisco Express * anchored in the Bedford Basin,Halifax,N.S. on 11th February 2013.
* Charter name, Build as NORTHERN MAJESTIC.
IMO: 9252565
Vessel type: Dry Cargo Container Ship
Gross tonnage: 75,590 tons
Summer DWT: 85,400 tons
Length: 299 m, Beam: 40 m, Draught: 11.2 m
Class society: Germanischer Lloyd
Build year: 2004
Yard: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Goeje, South Korea
Machinery: Single shaft diesel @ 57,100 KWs = 25.5 knots.
Owner/Manager: Norddeutsche Reederei,Hamburg, Germany
Flag: Germany
Home port: Hamburg
MMSI: 211779000
Callsign: DCPP2

VALLE AZZURRA

Products tanker VALLE AZZURRA anchored in the Bedford Basin,Halifax,N.S. on 4.02.13.
IMO No: 9391488
Build: 2007
Yard:SPP SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.,TONGYEONG-CITY, GYEONGNAM,S.Korea.
Gross Tonnage: 29,987 tons.
Net Tonnage:13,240 tons.
DWT:50,697 tons.
LENGTH OVERALL:183.09 m
LENGTH REGISTERED:175.54 m
LENGTH BP:174.0 m
BREADTH MOULDED:32.2 m
DEPTH MOULDED:19.1 m
DRAUGHT:13.0 m
Owner/Manager:NAVIGAZIONE MONTANARI SPA,Italy.
Flag: Italy
Port:Trieste
Call Sign: ICGE

BUSAN EXPRESS

Containership BUSAN EXPRESS turning to exit the Bedford Basin,Halifax on 26th January 2013 with assistance from tug Atlantic Oak.
IMO: 9252577, MMSI: 211801000
Ship Type: Container ship
Year Built: 2004
Yard: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Mar Eng Co Ltd,S.Korea.
Previous Name(s):NORTHERN MONUMENT(2004-02-01).
Manager: Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt GmbH & Co. KG
Length:300 m, Beam:40 m,Draught 14.5m.
Gross Tonnage: 75,590 tons, DWT: 85,810 tons.
TEU Capacity: 6,750 with 550 reefers.
Machinery: Single shaft diesel mod ManB&W 10K98MC-C @ 57,058KWs =25.6 knots.
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 20.8 / 18.9 knots
Flag: Germany
Call Sign: DCPX2

HMCS WINDSOR

HMCS WINDSOR SSK878 conducting trials in the Bedford Basin late afternoon on 13th December 2012.
HMCS WINDSOR is the former HMS UNICORN purchased from the U.K. in 2001.
HMCS Windsor's displacement is approximately 2,200 tons surfaced and 2,400 tons submerged....

Covered in anechoic tiles to reduce her detection by active sonar, the submarine is 70.3 metres long, 7.6 metres across the beam and has a deep diving depth in excess of 200 metres. The main hull is constructed of high tensile steel sections stiffened by circular internal frames. Equipment located outside the main hull is covered by the casing, which also gives the crew a safe walkway when the submarine is surfaced. The fin, which helps support the masts, serves as a kind of keel and provides a raised conning position.
Armament:six torpedo tubes and can carry up to eighteen Mark 48 Mod 4 heavyweight torpedoes for use against surface and sub-surface targets.
Windsor's sonar sets allow her to locate and track ships and other submarines “passively”, that is without transmitting on active sonar and thus giving away her location. She is fitted with radar for general navigation, attack and search periscopes (incorporating video recording and thermal imaging), and an electronic support measures suite. The ship has two diesel generators, each capable of producing up to 1,410 kilowatts, and one main motor. The generators are used to charge two main batteries, each consisting of 240 battery cells. These batteries are used to power the submarine, which can reach a submerged speed of up to 20 knots (37 km/h).

ORIENT JASMINE

New build bulkcarrier ORIENT JASMINE alongside at National Gypsum,Wrights Cove,Bedford Basin on 11th December 2012.Build 2012
Yard:Mitsui Engineering,Japan.
GT:31,756 tons. DWT:56,124 tons.
LOA 190m Beam 32.2m Depth 18.1m Draught 12.72m.
Owner: OMC Shipping PTE Ltd,Singapore.
Manager: Mitsui OSK Lines,Japan.
IMO No: 9514327
Flag: Singapore
Call Sign: 9V9801