VIDAR VIKING

VIDAR VIKING seen here in the Port of Tyne (North East England) towing in the semi submersible Rig, AH001 to McNulty's South Shields Yard for some TLC. Photographed from Western Quay, North Shields.

Owner: Trans Viking Icebreaking - Sweden
Operator: Transatlantic Rederi AB - Sweden

Built: 2001-02 Havyard Leirvik AS (Norway) - Leirvik i Sogn Yard/hull No.: 284
Newbuilding price $38,700,000
Standard design:KMAR 808-Ice; Hull Material:Steel; Ice strengthened; Hull Connections:Welded; Decks:1 dk; Icebreaking & Ice strengthened

Length Overall 83.700
Length (BP) 75.200
Length (Reg) 77.780
Breadth Moulded 18.000
Draught 7.200
Depth 8.500
Gross 3,382
Net 1,145
Deadweight 2,600
Formula Deadweight 5,079

Towage: Bollard Pull 200.00t

4 oil engines reduction geared to screw shafts driving 2 CP propellers at 145 rpm
Total Power: Mcr 13,440kW (18,274hp)
Max. Speed: 16.00kts, Service Speed: 12.00kts
Design: MaK, Engine Builder: MaK Motoren GmbH & Co. KG - Kiel
2 x 6M32, 4 Stroke, Single Acting, In-Line (Vertical)
6 Cy. 320 x 480, Mcr: 2880 kW (3916 hp)
Thrusters: 1 Retract. directional thruster (f) , 1 Thwart. FP thruster (f) , 1 Tunnel thruster (a) 883kW(1,200bhp)