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Sold to Nicholson Universal Steamship Company; converted to flat-deck carrier in 1924, sold for scrap in 1933. [88] Pegasus: Steel-hulled bulk freight steamship [89] Interlake Steamship Company [5] 1916 [90] [ae] 1943 [5] Reconstructed in 1925; traded to the U.S. Maritime Commission in 1943; [5] scrapped in 1946. [92] Robert R. Rhodes: Wooden ...
Fewer deck officers are employed on bulk carriers than on similarly sized ships of other types. [60] A mini-bulk carrier carries two to three deck officers, while larger Handysize and Capesize bulk carriers carry four. [60] Liquid natural gas tankers of the same size have an additional deck officer and unlicensed mariner. [60]
The Edward L. Ryerson is one of only two remaining straight-deck bulk carriers still part of the American fleet on the Great Lakes, the other being the John Sherwin. [4] The Ryerson was the last U.S. laker to be built as a steamer (with a GE 9,900 shp cross-compound steam turbine engine), the last to be built without a self-unloader, and the ...
This is a list of bulk carriers, both those in service and those which have ceased to operate. Bulk carriers are a type of cargo ship that transports unpackaged bulk cargo . For ships that have sailed under multiple names, their most recent name is used and former names are listed in the Notes section.
See also: Bulk carrier and Bulk cargo. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. B. Bulk carriers of the United States Navy (7 P) G.
All ships were capable of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), driven by a single screw steam turbine generating 9,900 shaft horsepower (7,400 kW). Among the variations of the design were the Haven-class hospital ship. They were followed post-war by thirty-seven of the larger C4-S-1 class, also known as the Mariner class. [1] [2]
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE: EXM) is a shipping company specializing in the transport of dry bulk cargo such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as bauxite, fertilizers and steel products. As of May 2009, it is the largest bulk carrier by DWT of any U.S.-listed company. [ 3 ]
The ships are bulk carriers, 189.99m long overall [3] (182m between perpendiculars) with 56,000 dwt and approximately 31000gt. Hold volume is over 70,000m³, divided between five cargo holds with four cranes. [4] Main engines are generally MAN B&W 6S50MC-C low-speed diesels. Service speed is 14.5 knots. [5]