LVK20219770120001 ADMIRAL CARIBE som ADMIRAL NIGERIA. Foto: Michael Neidig.

1977 MS ADMIRAL CARIBE (LVK202197701)

Type:

Motorskip, ferje, ro-ro.
motor ship, ferry, ro-ro.

ID:

7627950

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn (port):

Oslo

Byggeår (year built):

1977/11

Bnr (Sno).:

490 /2625

Bygger (yard):

Ishikawajima Ship & Chemical Plant, Tokyo, Japan
(Subcontracted from Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy
Industries, Tokyo. Japan.

Eier (owner):

K/S A/S Admiral Shipping, Oslo.

Disponent (manager):

K/S A/S Admiral Shipping, Oslo.

Klasse (Class).:

DnV +1A1 Car Ferry A E0 ICE-C.

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

3.501 tdw, 2.625 brt, 1.018 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 122,96 m-B: 21,03 m-D: 4,80 m.

Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):

Akterport/Rampe.
Lane Length 1.220 m. 82 Trailers, 432 cars.
12 køyer for sjåfører.

Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):

1 thruster forut.

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Kallesignal (Call sign):

LGAS

Fremdrift (propulsion):

2 dieselmotorer, Pielstick 12V-PA6V280. Hver 4 takt,
enkltv., V-12-sylinder, syl. dia.: 280 x 290 mm. Koblet til
gear 900-201 o. min. og to propellaksler med vridbare
propeller. 7.200 BHK. Bygget av Ishikawajima-Harima
 Heavy Industries, Aioi, Japan.

Fart/forbr.(speed/cons.):

16,0 knop ved et forbruk på 22 t/døgn.
Bunkerskapasitet 590 t.

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

2 dieselgen. hver 600 kW.
2 akselgen. hver 600 kW.
1 dieselgen (Nød) 50 kW.

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

2.400kW/440-220VAC/60Hz.

Kjeler (boilers):

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1977 Kjølstrukket 17/02.
Bygget som M/S ADMIRAL CARIBE av Ishikawajima Ship & Chemical Plant, Tokyo, Japan (Subcontracted from Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo. Japan for Kommandittselskapet A/S Admiral Shipping, Oslo. Sjøsatt 15/07, ferdigstilt 15/11 som ADMIRAL NIGERIA for samme eier. Satt inn i fart mellom Great Yarmouth, England–Bremerhaven, Tyskland–Hamburg, Tyskland–Antwerpen, Belgia–Le Havre, Frankrike–Lagos, Nigeria, Monrovia, Liberia–Tema, Ghana–Abinjan, Elfenbenkysten.
1979 Utleid til North Sea Ferries B. V., Rosenburg, Nederland. Satt inn i fart mellom Europoort, Nederland og Ipswich, England.
Gikk i juni i ballast fra Europa til Miami, Fla, USA. På charter til Chester Blackburn, Miami for fart mellom Miami og forskjellige havner i Caribbean. Omdøpt til ADMIRAL CARIBE i august. Samme eier. På T/C til Coordinated Carribean Transport, Miami.
1982 Solgt til Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Mediterraneé (S. N. C. M.), Marseille, Frankrike. Omdøpt til SAINT REMY. Satt inn i fart mellom Marseille, Frankrike og Rødehavet.
1986 Solgt til Kent Line Ltd, Douglas, Isle of Man. Omdøpt til DUKE OF ANGLIA. Satt inn på Chatham, England–Dartford, England–Zebrugge, Belgia.
1987 Da hun lå i Zebrugge, Belgia 06/03 kom hun til å spille en viktig rolle I det tidlige redningsarbeidet da HERALD OF FREE ENTERPRISE kantret. Styrmann, 2. maskinisten og mannskap deltok med skipets båter. Senere ble styrmann hedret med M. B. E.
1990 Solgt til Lunar Finance Ltd (Maersk Co. (IOM) Ltd, Castletown, Isle of Man. Omdøpt til AERSK ANGELIA. Utleid til Cobelfret S.A., Antwerpen, Belgia. Satt inn mellom Zeebrugge, Belgia og Purfleet/Dagenham, England.
1996 Solgt til Oxgate Security Co Ltd (Maersk Co. (IOM) Ltd), Castletown. Ny tonnasje: 3.525 tdw, 6.826 brt, 2.058 nrt.
2000 Omdøpt til MAERSK KENT, samme eier.
2001 Solgt til Berwick Bay Shipping Ltd, Castletown. Omdøpt til KENT.
Videresolgt til MV Kent Ltd (Strait Shipping, New Zealand), Wellington, New Zealand. Avgikk Tilbury, England 04/03 for Dublin, Irland. Her ble hun dokket og ommalt for hun seile mot New Zealand. Ankom 12/05 til Wellington, New Zealand. Satt 14/05 inn i fart mellom Wellington og Picton, New Zealand.
2002 Fikk skader 14/07 etter kollisjon med to lektere under en storm i Cook Strait, New Zealand. Dette resulterte at det ble hull i skroget og maskinrommet ble oversvømmet. Fra begynnelsen kom hun i drift, men ble tatt under slep og kom inn til Wellington, New Zealand samme dag. Her ble en stålplate sveiset over hullet i skroget. Senere ble hun permanent reparert.
2010 Solgt 12/04 til Exim Inc., Piscataway New Jersey, USA (SALS Shipping Pvt. Ltd (India), Zanzibar, Tanzania. Omdøpt til KEN for transport. Ankom 02/06 til Mumbai, India. Satt på land 24/06 for hogging ved MSV Steel Corporation.

History in English:

1977 Keel laid 17/02.
Built as M/V ADMIRAL CARIBE by Ishikawajima Ship & Chemical Plant, Tokyo, Japan (Subcontracted from Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo. Japan for K/S A/S Admiral Shipping, Oslo. Launched 15/07, completed 15/11 as ADMIRAL NIGERIA for same owner. In service between Great Yarmouth, England–Bremerhaven, Germany–Hamburg, Germany–Antwerp, Belgium–Le Havre, France–Lagos, Nigeria, Monrovia, Liberia–Tema, Ghana–Abinjan, Ivory Coast.
1979 Hired out to North Sea Ferries B. V., Rosenburg, the Netherlands. In service between Europoort, the Netherlands and Ipswich, England.
Sailed in June in ballast from Europe to Miami, Fla, USA. On charter to Chester Blackburn, Miami for trade between Miami and different ports in Caribbean. Renamed ADMIRAL CARIBE in August. Same owner. On T/C to Coordinated Carribean Transport, Miami.
1982 Sold to Societé Nationale Maritime Corse-Mediterraneé (S. N. C. M.), Marseille, France. Renamed SAINT REMY. In service between Marseille, France and the Red Sea.
1986 Sold to Kent Line Ltd, Douglas, Isle of Man. Renamed DUKE OF ANGLIA. In service on Chatham, England–Dartford, England–Zebrugge, Belgium.
1987 Whilst at Zeebrugge, Belgium 06/03 she was to play the vital role of coordinating ship for the rescue of the HERALD OF FREE ENTERPRISE using the ships boats, the Mate, 2nd Engineer and seamen took part in the early rescue attempts. The mate was later awarded the M.B.E.
1990 Sold to Lunar Finance Ltd (Maersk Co. (IOM) Ltd), Castletown, Isle of Man. Renamed MAERSK ANGLIA. Hired out to Cobelfret S.A., Antwerp, Belgium. In service between Zeebrugge, Belgium and Dagenham, England.
1996 Sold to Oxgate Security Co. Ltd (Maersk Co. (IOM) Ltd, Castletown. New tonnage: 3.525 tdw, 6.826 grt, 2.058 nrt.
2000 Renamed MAERSK KENT, same owner.
2001 Sold to Berwick Bay Shipping Ltd, Castletown. Renamed KENT.
Re-sold to M/V Kent Ltd (Strait Shipping, New Zealand), Wellington, New Zealand. Departed Tilbury, England 04/03 for Dublin, Ireland. There she was drydocked and repainted before sailing for New Zealand. Arrived 12/05 at Wellington.
In service between Wellington and Picton, New Zealand 14/04.
2002 Struck two barges in bad weather 14/07 in the Cook Strait, New Zealand, which resulted in breaching of the hull and flooding of the engine room. She initially drifted but was taken in tow and arrived Wellington the same day where a steel patch was welded to the hull. Later permanently repaired.
2010 Sold 12/04 to Exim Inc., Piscataway New Jersey, USA (SALS Shipping Pvt. Ltd (India), Zanzibar, Tanzania. Renamed KEN for transport. Arrived 02/06 at Mumbai, India. Beached 24/06 for demolition by MSV Steel Corporation.