MV Whitchallenger
© Simonwp (Southampton, 01/04/2004)
Steel single screw motor vessel built in 2002 by Tuzla Shipbuilding Industry (Tuzla Gemi Endustrisi A.S.) Istanbul. Turkey (Yard No 023) as an Oil products tanker.
Technical Data
- Length: 84.95 m (overall) 80.80 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 15.30 m
- Depth: 8.60 m
- Draught: 6.30 m (Summer fully loaded)
- Tonnage: 2958 gross/1355 net/4498.2t deadweight
- Engines: 1 x MaK 6M25 – 4 stroke 6 cylinder diesel
- Power: 1850 kW/2515 bHP
- Speed: 10.9 knots (Service) 14.7 knots (Max)
- Capacity Total: HFO: 3.376 m³/ Gas oil: 1.350 m³/ Lub oil: 115 m³/ Total capacity: 4.726 m³
- Number of pumps: 2 x Blackmer cargo pumps each 250 m³/h/1 x Blackmer cargo pump 500 m³/h/1 x Blackmer lub oil pump 50 m³/h/2x Ballast pumps each 350 m³/h
- Lifting Equipment: 2 x Cranes – SWL 1,0 t @ 16,00 m each
- Call Sign: VQAU3
- MMSI Number: 235007413
- IMO Number: 9252278
- Port of Registry: Douglas /Isle of Man 🇮🇲
Current AIS Location
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History
September 24th 2001: Keel laid.
October 18th 2002: Date of completion as WHITCHALLENGER for Owner: Whitaker John H. Whitaker Tankers Limited.
© Ken Smith (Gravesend, 04/11/2006)
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 25/06/2020)
February 27th 2025: Called at Dover.
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