Rickmers Chennai

Update 06.11.2023
Current Name Rickmers Chennai
Previous Name Leon (until 2004), Nacional Vitoria (until 1996), Sonora (until 1994), Gina Luisa (until 1982)
Classification Society Registro Italiano Navale
IMO 7806570
Call Sign H8YU
Operator Rickmers Reederei GmbH & Cie. KG, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany
Manager Technomar Shipping Inc., Athens, Greece
Owner 'LEON' Shipping SA, Majuro, Marshall Islands
Flag Panama
Port of Registry Panama
Type of Ship dry cargo ship
Completion 1979
Shipyard Hitachi Zosen Corporation Hiroshima Works, Innoshima, Japan
Building No. 4613
GT 17.128
DWT [t] 22.154
Overall Length [m] 178,26
Registered Breadth [m] 26,50
Maximum Draught [m] 10,39
Propulsion [KW] 11.033
Propulsion [BHP] 15.000
Speed [Kn] 16,0
Capacity Containers [TEU] 816
Capacity Grain [m3] 31.594
Capacity Bales [m3] 29.812
Additional Information 3rd ship of a series of identically constructed multi purpose dry cargo ships (4 vessels), also see >Rickmers Dubai< - equipped with 1 derrick of a lifting capacity of 250 ts and 5 cranes of 20 ts each - in 2009 the ship was renamed >King Pioneer< - on December 7th 2011 >King Pioneer< arrived Alang and was beached on December 16th for demolition by Indian breakers
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