BBC Sapphire

Update 18.10.2023
Current Name BBC Sapphire
Previous Name North Sea Island (2012)
Classification Society Det Norske Veritas / (Germanischer Lloyd) seit/since 03/2021
IMO 9504798
Call Sign V2FZ4
Operator BBC Chartering & Logistic GmbH & Co. KG, Leer, Federal Republic of Germany
Manager Briese Heavylift GmbH & Co. KG, Leer, Federal Republic of Germany
Owner Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS 'SAPPHIRE', Leer, Federal Republic of Germany
Flag Antigua & Barbuda
Port of Registry St. John's
Type of Ship dry cargo ship
Completion 2012
Shipyard Jiangxi Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Ruichang, JX, P.R. China
Building No. JZ1027
GT 12.838
DWT [t] 14.356
Overall Length [m] 153,45
Registered Breadth [m] 23,20
Maximum Draught [m] 9,10
Propulsion [KW] 6.480
Propulsion [BHP] 8.810
Speed [Kn] 17,5
Capacity Containers [TEU] 987
Capacity Grain [m3] 19.680
Additional Information 11th ship of a series of identically constructed multi purpose dry cargo ships of the sonamed "BBC Amber" class (18 vessels planned in design "Abh MPV 14340"), also see >BBC Amethyst<, >BBC Pearl<, >BBC Moonstone< and >BBC Ruby< - equipped with 2 cranes of a lifting capacity of 400 ts each and 1 crane of 80 ts - deck cargo area: 1,891 mē
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