Beluga Nation

Beluga Nation inbound to the Port of Tyne (North East England) on 9th June 2009. Photographed from the Spanish Battery, Tynemouth.

Former Name - Dutch Carina

Owner: Dutch Carina Shipping GmbH - Germany
Operator: Beluga Shipping GmbH - Germany - Full specs @ http://www.beluga-gr...rriers-N-Series

Built:  2009-03 Qingdao Heshun Shipyard Co Ltd (China) - Qingdao SD (Hull) Yard/hull No.: HS-8501
2009-03 Volharding Shipyards B.V. (Netherlands) - Foxhol Yard/hull No.: 634
Hull Material:Steel; Hull Connections:Welded; Decks:1 dk; Bulbous bow

Length Overall 132.200
Length (BP) 124.560
Breadth Extreme 15.900
Breadth Moulded 15.870
Draught 7.100
Depth 9.650
Height 37.500
Gross 6,351
Net 3,617
Deadweight 9,570
CGT 7,331
Formula Deadweight 8,421

1 oil engine geared to screw shaft driving 1 CP propeller
Total Power: Mcr 3,840kW (5,221hp), Csr 3,264kW (4,438hp)
Service Speed: 14.80kts
Design: MaK, Engine Builder: Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG - Kiel
1 x 8M32C, 4 Stroke, Single Acting, In-Line (Vertical)
8 Cy. 320 x 480, Mcr: 3840 kW (5221 hp) at 600 rpm
Thrusters: 1 Tunnel thruster (f) 400kW(544bhp)