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Monday, 31 December 2018

Latvian reefer Kura 1960-1976


Refrigerating 2-decks dry cargo ship-class consisting of the Aragvi. Kura and Ingur of the Latvian Steamship Company. Built by Kieler Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel, Germany in 1960. Wrecked on 31 October 1976 in the Baltic Sea position 60.12.52 North and 27.40.8 East. IMO 5197846 and call sign UYSM.

Deadweight 2.220 (carrying bananas)-4.496 (general cargo) tons, deadweight cargo capacity 1.420 (bananas)-2.824 (general cargo) tons, gross register tonnage 4.084 tons, net register tonnage 2.132 tons and as dimensions 109,00 (between perpendiculars)-120,54 (over all) x 16,40 (moulded) x 8,55 (depth to main deck) x 35,50 (height of masts acorn above main deck) x 2,77 (light fore)-7,06 (loaded fore)-4,65 (light aft)-7,12 (loaded aft)-3,71 (mean light)-5,53/7,09 (mean loaded) metres. Ratio displacement tons/cm draught 1.,8. Navigation range 16.000 nautical miles. Speed 18,5 (ballast)-17,7 (fully loaded) knots. Total cargo capacity 5.113 (grain)-5.353 (bale) cubic metres. Single diesel 7.260bhp engine and one screw. Derricks 7-5 and 1-10 ton.