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Ulysses - Technical Information

Class LR + 100 A1, Ice Class 1A, Roll on/Roll off Cargo & Passenger Ship + LMC, UMS, NAV1, IBS, SCM, IWS.
Lane Meters 4,076 (Deck 7 = 988. Deck 5= 1341. Deck 3= 1402 And Deck 1= 345)
Tank Capacities Heavy Fuel Oil: 1175.2 Tonnes
Diesel Oil: 137.2 Tonnes
Water Ballast: 4477.1 Tonnes
Heeling Water: 858.0 Tonnes
Lub. Oil: 125.6 Tonnes
Fresh Water: 1137.5 Tonnes
Seating Capacity Entrance Hall Dk.9 - 110
Cyclops Dk.9 - 73
Restaraunt Dk.9 - 208
Cafeteria Dk.9 - 120
Cinemas Dk.9 - 110
Lobby Dk.9 - 30
Shopping Lounge Dk.9 - 130
Pub Dk.9 - 500
Atrium Dk.10 - 96
Drivers Restaurant Dk.11 - 110
Lounge Dk.11 - 51
Sky Lounge Dk.11 - 400
Total - 1938
Additional Passenger Features Promenade Walkway encircling the full interior of the Vessel with a Complex of Restaraunts,Shopping Mall, Lounge Bars, Coffee Shops & Bisto Style Food Outlets. Leisure Features include the latest Hollywood Cinema Releases.
General Fully Equipped Fist Aid Centre Helicopter Landing Facility on Dk.12 Fully Air Conditioned.
Propulsion Four MAK 9M 43 Resilient Mounted Main Engines MCR @ 500 RPM ----31200 KW (41808 H.P.) Theoretical fuel cons. 177 g/KWh Actual fuel cons. with Maker's tolerance, separation losses and quality correction...200 g/KW/h L. O. Cons. 0.6 g/kw h over entire load range. "DICARE" Engine Diagnostic System. Compliant with IMO's Emission Limits.
Power Generators Three MAK 8M20 Diesel Generators each developing 1520KW @ 1000 rpm.
Fuel Cons 192g/kwh.
Alternator Type: Leroy-Somers LSAM 53 M85 Voltage: 400 Volts.
Four Leroy Somers Shaft Alternators LSA 54 L9/4P.
3100KVA Voltage 6000
One Cummins Emergency Diesel Generator developing 736 KW
Alternator: Stamford HCM 634K2 - 920KVA
Steering Gear Two 65 degree Porsgrunn Rotary Vane Steering Units
Static Torque at 65 Bar: 820KNM
Design Pressure: 81.2 Bar
Calculated Load at 65 Bar: 43KW/Pump
Gear Boxes Two Valmet Reduction Gear Units
Type M2HBC- 1700 + 650
Power: 2 * 7800 KW each
PTO Power: 5400KW each.
PTO Speed : 1500RPM
Engine Speed : 500 RPM
Propeller Shaft Speed : 145RPM
Prop. Thrust : 1400KN.
Propeller Two Lips Variable Pitch Propellers
Each with Four High Skew Blades
Stabilizers Two Neptune Folding Fin Stabilizers
Lift Force Per Fin : 930KN
Fin Area : 12.5 Sq.M
Fin Outreach : 5.0 M
Mooring/Anchoring Make : Kamewa Rauma Winches.
Two Combined Mooring Winch/Windlass
Type : MW200EA /CU78U3
Each with one Cable Lifter, two Mooring Drums and one Warp End.
Remote Anchor Release from Bridge.
Four Mooring Winches
Type:MW200EA(1m/d&1w/e)
Two Mooring Winches Type: MW200EA (2m/d)
Ro/Ro Equipment MacGregor hydraulically operated shell Clam Doors
Bow Door/Ramp, Stern Door/Ramp & Bulkhead Door on Upper Deck.
Two Tier loading on Main & Upper Deck.
One fixed Ramp for transferring Cargo from Main to lower deck & vica versa
One Internal Tiltable Ramp for transferring cargo from Main to Upper Deck & vica versa.
One Internal Tiltable Ramp for transferring cargo from Upper to Top Deck & vica versa.
Two fixed Ramps for transferring cars from Upper Dk. to Top Dk & Car Dks or vica versa
Navigation Aids Fully integrated Navigation and Command system
Make: Atlas NACOS 55-4
Compliant with NAV1 & IBS Class notation requirements
Two Radarpilot Atlas 1019-one with multipilot functions.
Four Bridge Wing Slave Monitors for Radar, conning & ECDIS display.
One Chartpilot Atlas 9320 CP (an ECDIS based navigation & planning aid)
One Trackpilot Atlas 9401 with conning monitor.
One Electromagnetic log DEBEG 4675
One Atlas Dolog 22
One Echograph Atlas 9205 & Two Transducers.
Two DGPS Receivers DEBEG 4400B
One Loran C Receiver
Gyrocompass -Anschutz STD 20 Plus (GGM) ( Twin Set Gyro Compass System)
One Magnetic Compass -Anschutz Standard Magnetic Compass Class A.
One Weather Fax DEBEG 2952
One Sound Signal Surveillance System S 90
One Anemometer.
One Central Alarm System (LRS NAV1-IBS)
Communications One DEBEG Programme "Baltic 250" GMDSS Configuration for Sea Area A2 Two VHF Radio Telephone DEBEG 6322 One Navtex Receiver DEBEG 2900 Two Satellite EPIRB DEBEG 3540 WH Two Search & Rescue Transponders DEBEG 5900 Six Portable VHF Radio DEBEG 6701. One Portable Emergency Radio TRON AIR (for communication with SAR Helicopter) One VHF Radio Telephone DEBEG 6301
Alarm Monitoring & Control System Konsberg Norcontrol Data Chief C 20.
Integrated Alarm Monitoring & Control System.
Incorporating Level Gauging, Power Management, Pump Automation, Control of Main Propulsion & Power Generators, Piping Systems etc.
Heeling System Framo Anti Heeling Electrically Driven Reversible Propeller Pumping System.
Type: RBP 300-3
Capacity: 1100 Cubic Metres Per Hour
Head: 8 M WC
Bilge & Ballast System One Electrically Driven Vertical Centrifugal Ballast Pump
Make: Behrens
Capacity: 650 Cubic Metres Per Hour
One Electrically Driven Vertical Centrifugal Bilge/Ballast Pump
Make: Behrens.
Capacity: 245/650 Cubic Metres Per Hour
Two Electrically Driven Centrifugal Bilge Pumps
Make: Behrens
Capacity: 245 Cubic Metres Per Hour
One Horizontal Eccentric Screw Bilge Pump
Make: Allweiler
Capacity: 245 Cubic Metres Per Hour
One Horizontal Eccentric Screw Bilge Pump
Make: Allweiler
Capacity: 5 Cubic Metres Per Hour
Thermal Oil Plant One Oil Fired Allborg 4000KW Heater
Four Exhaust Gas Allborg 1200 KW Heaters
Fixed Fire Protection Systems Three Electrically Driven Vertical Centrifugal Fire Pumps Serving Fire Main Hydrants
Make: Behrens
Capacity: 155 Cubic Metres Per Hour ..9Bar
One Softex Extinguishing System for Main Engines, Auxy. Engines, Boilers & F.O. Separators.
One Unitor High Pressure CO2 Central System Protecting the Main Engine Room & Casings, Auxiliary Engine Rooms & Fuel Oil Separation Room
One High Pressure CO2 Central System for Emergency Generator Room.
Two Electrically Driven Vertical Centrifugal Pumps For Cargo Space Fixed Drenchers.
Make: Iron
Capacity: 250 Cubic Metres Per Hour ...7.7Bar
One Electrically Driven Vertical Centrifugal Pump For Automatic Sprinklers in Accommodation & Public Spaces.
Make: Behrens Capacity: 100 Cubic Metres Per Hr.
One Fixed Foam Fire Extinguishing System for Dangerous Cargo Areas.
Make: Skum.
Life Saving Equipment Four Fassmer SEL 10.5 !50 Pers. Life Boats.
Twenty Viking 100 Pers. Liferafts
Two Viking 12 Pers. Rescue Rafts
Two Fassmer FRIR 6.1 Rescue Boats
Four Viking Evacuation Slides (25.5M)
Two Lifebuoys with Light & Smoke
Fourteen Lifebuoys with Self Igniting Light.
Four Lifebuoys with Buoyant Lifeline.
Six Lifebuoys.
Two Thousand One Hundred Cosalt Premier Life Jackets.
Fifty Four MES & Boat Crew Inflatable Life Jackets.
Six Cosalt Life Jackets for Watchkeepers.
Two Hundred Cosalt Premier Life Jackets for Children.
Fifty Four Exposure Suits
One Set of Distress Signals : 12 Hand Flares 12 Parachute Signals 6 Smoke Signals.
Three Survival Craft Portable Radios
Two Radar Transponders
Two EPIRB's
One Line- Throwing Appliance
Elevators MacGregor Elevator Equipment
Two 1500Kg Service Elevators
Three 900Kg Passenger Elevators
One 630Kg Passenger/Service Elevator.
Waste Management Uson Waste Handling System including Glass Crusher, Hard Plastic Shredder & Cardboard Bale Press Details believed to be correct but not guaranteed


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