POLISH PRIDE IN GDANSK'S PROTOTYPE RO-RO VESSEL

The "Skulptor Konenkow" is a universal purpose vessel designed to carry all kinds of general cargo in containers, on trailers and pallets, cars, track-laying and heavy equipment such as transformers, boilers and steel constructions. The vessel has a length oa of 181.4 m, a beam of 28.2 m, a draft (summer) of 9.6 m and is powered by twin zogoda-Sulzer type 16 ZV 40/48 medium speed diesel engines developing 20,800 bhp driving through reduction gearing to a single cp propeller giving a service speed of 20.5 knots. The tdw varies from 12,290 to 18,460 depending on the type of cargo.

• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Business Press Limited

  33-39 Bowling Green Lane
  London EC19 1AH,   England 
• Publication Date: 1976-3-12

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Marine Week
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: IPC Business Press Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Propulsion; Roll on roll off ships; Ships; Ships by motive power
• Old TRIS Terms: Ro/ro vessels; Ship descriptions (Ro/ro); Skulptor konenkow
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148164
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM