MN TOUCAN; RO-RO/LO-LO ROCKET CARRIER COMPLETED BY MERWEDE SHIPYARD
The ro-ro/lo-lo vessel MN TOUCAN was built by IHC Holland NV, Kinderdijk, The Netherlands for Compagnie Morbihannaise & Nantaise de Navigation, Nantes, France. The vessel was especially designed for the transport of Ariane rockets from Europe to Kourou, French Guiana. General arrangement drawings are included in the article. The principal particulars of MN TOUCAN are: propulsion 2 x MaK 6M32 length, overall 115.50m length, between perpendiculars 105.60m breadth, moulded 20.00m depth, main deck 6.50m depth, upper deck 15.35m draught 5.00m tonnage, gross register 9,140 tonnage, deadweight 4,250t speed 15.50 knots crew 24
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Supplemental Notes:
- HSB Intl, v 44 n 5/6, July/Aug 1995, p 9 [6 p, 10 fig]
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Roll on roll off ships
- Identifier Terms: MN Toucan (Ship)
- Uncontrolled Terms: Rockets
- Old TRIS Terms: Lo/lo ships
- Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00717576
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 4 1996 12:00AM