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VILLE DE BORDEAUX - Airplane in a boat


VILLE DE BORDEAUX - Airplane in a boat

Poor Photo but close as I ever seem to get. This is the boat used to carry the new airbus from Spain to France for final assembely



    She's the Ro/Ro VILLE DE BORDEAUX - she is also used a Car Carrier - she's been in the Tyne before and is a fine looking vessel.

    Year of build : 2004 - JINLING SHIPYARD - Nanjing (CHINA) - Newbuilding price $22,250,000
    Hull Material:Steel; Decks:2 dks; Bulbous bow

    Ship Manager: LOUIS DREYFUS ARMATEURS SAS - France
    http://www.lda.fr/
    Registered Owner: NAVIRE VILLE DE BORDEAUX FRANCE
    Operator: Fret-CETAM - Paris, France

    Length Overall   154.150  
    Length (BP)   138.000
    Length (Reg)   138.750  
    Breadth Moulded   24.000
    Draught   6.600  
    Depth   21.850
    Gross   21,528  
    Net   7,869
    Deadweight   5,200  

    2 oil engines single reduction geared to screw shafts driving 2 CP propellers at 155 rpm
    Total Power: Mcr 16,800kW (22,842hp), Csr 16,200kW (22,026hp)
    Service Speed: 21.00kts
    Formula Deadweight   31,950

    Regards

    Steve E.