Mitsui 56 series

The 56 series is a series of cargo ships built by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding.

Class overview
Builders: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
Building: 170
Completed: 151 (January 2013)
General characteristics
Type: Bulk carrier
Tonnage: 31,000 GT
56,000 DWT
Length: 190 m (623 ft)
Beam: 32 m (105 ft)
Installed power: MAN-B&W 6S50MC-C (9,070 kW)
Propulsion: Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller
Speed: 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Capacity: Hold capacity 70,000 m3 (2,500,000 cu ft)

As of January 2013, 151 ships have been built and 170 ordered. The 151st was delivered to New Blossom Maritime S.A.[1] They are built at Mitsui's Tamano and Chiba shipyards.[2]

Design

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]

References
  1. "New Mitsui tanker delivery". The Motorship. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. "100 deliveries of "Mitsui's 56" series". Schiff&Hafen. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. "MES completes KEN WAVE, 56,000DWT bulk carrier" (PDF). No. 339 Feb. - Mar. 2010. Sea-Japan. p. 3. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. "56,000 DWT Bulk Carrier Delivered". Marinelink. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. "Mitsui 56s keep rolling off the production line". The Motorship. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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