GAS MONARCH

Gas Monarch (IMO 9151149)seen here entering a foggy Port of Tees (England) on 9th June 2007. Inbound from Tees Bay to Simon Storage No1 Jetty. Photographed from South Gare.

A foggy photograph but hopefully one that is still clear enough to see what the ship looks like!

Now named - ZHENG LONG under a Chinese Flag.

Previous Name of Vessel: SWEET DREAM / SILVER DREAM

Type of vessel: LPG Tanker

Registered owner: EMPIRE SPIRIT LTD
AJELTAKE ROAD, AJELTAKE ISLAND, MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS
Technical operator: EMS Ship Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd
30 Old Toh Tuck Road, #04-05 Sembawang Kimtrans Logistics Center, Singapore
Commercial operator : STATOIL ASA N-4035, Stavanger, Norway

Built : FUKUOKA SHIPBUILDING CO LTD
Date Delivered: July 16, 1997

Class notation: 100A1

LOA (Length Over All): 99 Metres
Extreme breadth: 18.24 Metres
KTM (Keel to Masthead): 34.1 Metres
BCM (Bow to Center Manifold): 45.3 Metre
Lightship parallel body length: 43 Metres
Normal ballast parallel body length: 46 Metres
Parallel body length at Summer DWT: 48 Metres
Net Tonnage: 1321
Gross Tonnage: 4402
Suez Net Tonnage: 5062.76
Panama Net Tonnage: 3758

1 oil engine driving 1 FP propeller at 250 rpm
Total Power: Mcr 2,805kW (3,814hp), Csr 2,385kW (3,243hp)
Max. Speed: 15.30kts, Service Speed: 14.20kts
Design: B&W, Engine Builder: Makita Corporation - Takamatsu
1 x 7S26MC, 2 Stroke, Single Acting, In-Line (Vertical)
7 Cy. 260 x 980, Mcr: 2805 kW (3814 hp) at 250 rpm