Name: UAL Fortitude
Year build: 2008
Yard: Netherlands and China
Call sign: CQEF6
Flag: Madeira
Class: BV
Port of Registry: Madeira
IMO Number: 9402079
MMSI: 255806369
P&I: West of England
Heavy Multi – Purpose Dry Cargo Ship
Technical Management: Gold Fleet

dwt: 12744 on 8.00 m ssw (excl. tween deck pontoons: 396mts)
LOA: 138.07 m
LBP: 130.00 m
Beam: 21.00 m
Depth: 11 m
GT: 9611 NT: 4260

holds / hatches
nos.: (3/3)

holds type: steelfloored, double skinned, box shaped, co² fitted, ventilated
hatches type: hydraulic folding

hatchcover dims:
hold no.1: 19,30 (18,75) x 15,42 (15,00)m (opening)

hold no.2: 42,33 (42,00) x 17,98 (17,50)m

hold no.3: 26,00 (25,50) x 17,98 (17,50)m

hatch cover modules dimensions (length x breath in m):
(hatch no.1) 1: 9,11 x 15,42 - 2: 10,20 x 15,42
(hatch no.2) 3: 6,56 x 17,98 - 4: 7,96 x 17,98 - 5: 8,19 x 17,98 - 6: 5,85 x 17,98 - 7: 8,07 x 17,98 - 8: 5,53 x 17,98
(hatch no.3) 9: 6,56 x 17,98 - 10: 7,70 x 17,98 - 11: 8,19 x 17,98 - 12: 5,85 x 17,98

tanktop dims:
hold no.1: 18,75 x 10,06/15,01m (narrows fore over 6,0m)

hold no.2: 42,00 x 17,50m (100pct box)

hold no.3: 25,50 x 17,50/14,40m (narrows aft over 5,25m)

hold heights:
no.1: 10,53m (tanktop to hatchcover)

no.2: 11,18m

no.3: 10,77m

capacities:
hold no.1: 2.550 / 2.701cbm (including/excluding tween deck pontoons)

hold no.2: 7.774 / 8.362cbm

hold no.3: 4.532 / 4.890cbm

total 14.856 / 15.952cbm

floorspace:
hatchcover 1.462sqm

tween deck 1.424sqm

tanktop 1.420sqm

total 4.306sqm

load distribution:
tanktop:
hold nos.1-3: 16,00mts/sqm

tween deck:
hold no.1: 2,5mts/sqm
hold no.2
upper: 2,5mts/sqm
hold no.2
middle/lower: 4,0mts/sqm

hold no.3: 4,0mts/sqm

hatch covers:
hatch nos.1-3: 1,75mts/sqm

nominal container intake:

TEU or FEU +TEU
hold no.1:
64 24 16
hold no.2:
164 84
hold no.3:
106 50 6
total under deck
334 158 22

hatch no.1:
44 16 12
hatch no.2:
138 66 6
hatch no.3:
114 54 6
total on deck
331 136 59

grand total
665 294 81

homogenous intake (14ts): 524 TEU

stackweights:
TEU FEU
hatch cover 50mts 65mts
deck 35mts
tanktop 90mts 120mts

Distribution of container weights within a single 20'/40' stack on deck has always to comply with the board manual for stowage and lashing of containers.
Container intake is always in masters discretion and subject to vessel's stability/trim/permissible weights/cargo securing manual, canal- and/or river regulations and visibility.
Vessel has no cells and is not fully fitted to load a full cargo of standard iso containers under and on deck with necessary loose lashings/fittings.
Moreover lashing material is not in accordance with OSHA rules, i.e. no semi-automatic fittings. Lashing material is classified.

ventilation:
no.1: 6 / nos.2+3: 12 fold air changes per hour
holds are co² fitted

tween deck / bulk heads

Vessel is equipped with a full set of lift away tween deck pontoons which can be used as vertical bulk heads dividing hold no.2 into 3 compartments (length 13,47m fore + 13,45m mid + 13,47m aft x breadth of 17,50m each) .

tween deck dims:
hold no.1:
18,75 x 15,01m

hold no.2:
42,00 x 17,50m

hold no.3:
25,50 x 17,50m

tween deck heights:
hold no.1:
upper hold: 4,50m

lower hold: 5,43m

hold no.2:
upper hold: 7,13m / 4,38m / 2,93m (either/or)

lower hold: 3,25m / 6,00m / 7,45m (either/or)

hold no.3:
upper hold: 4,38m

lower hold: 5,59m

tween deck pontoons dimensions (length x breadth in m):

panel 1: 5,95 x 9,99
panel 2: 6,30 x 14,95
panel 3: 6,30 x 14,95
panel 4: 4,82 x 17,42
panel 5: 4,82 x 17,42
panel 6: 6,30 x 17,42
panel 7: 6,30 x 17,42
panel 8: 6,30 x 17,42
panel 9: 6,30 x 17,42
panel 10: 6,30 x 17,42
panel 11: 6,30 x 17,42
panel 12: 6,30 x 17,42
panel 13: 6,30 x 17,42
panel 14: 6,30 x 17,42

pontoons heights:
hold no.1: 0,60m

hold nos.2+3: 0,80m

normal: about 14 knots on about 23 mts ifo 380
economical: about 13 knots on about 20 mts ifo 380

speed and consumption are always basis good/smooth weather conditions up to max bft 3/ dss 3, no adverse currents, basis vessel's design ssw draft on even keel, clean bottom and max water temperature of 26°C.

consumption at port:
idle: about 1,6 mts mgo

working: about 2,5 mts mgo

main engine: MAK 6M43C - 5.400kW
bow thruster: 500kW
aux engines: 3 x 395kW
emergency engine: 1 x 99kW
shaft generator: 1 x 750kW

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