MILLENIUM FALCON - Georgetown, Cayman Islands       Call sign - ZCRP     IMO number - 8014708 Owner - Millenium V Inc., Greece     Manager - Millenium Maritime Services Ltd., Greece Location - Millenium Falcon was photographed while she was transitting downbound in the Welland Canal at Thorold, Ontario, Canada Photograph Date - 5 July 1999     Photographer - Jeff Cameron     Added to archive - 22 January 2004     Last updated - 22 January 2004

SHIP'S HISTORY   Ordered - May 1980   Keel laid - unknown   Launched - June 1981   Delivered (aft section) - September 1981   Delivered (fwd section) - September 1981   Entered service - unknown   Newbuild price - $15.660 million (US)   (a) Oak Star - Liberia (1982)   (b) Soren Toubro - India (1998)   (c) Millenium Falcon - Cayman Islands (2002)   (d) Giant - Hong Kong   As of January 2004 Giant was still in service   however her career is likely nearing its end

PARTICULARS   Ship type - Geared bulk carrier   Gross tonnage - 16,798   Net tonnage - 9,902   Deadweight tonnage - 27,048   L.O.A. - 191.29 meters ( 627' 7" )   L.B.P. - 182.81 meters ( 599' 9" )   Width overall - 22.94 meters ( 75' 3" )   Width moulded - 22.86 meters ( 75' 0" )   Draught - 9.494 meters ( 31' 2" )   Depth - 13.49 meters ( 44' 3" )   Number of cargo holds - 5   Volume of cargo holds - 32,447 m3   Number of hatch covers - 5   Cargo cranes - 4 (20 tonnes)   Strengthened for carrying heavy cargoes (eg. iron ore)   Hold number 2 & 4 can be empty when 1,3 & 5 are full

CONSTRUCTION   Builder (aft section) - Nipponkai Heavy Induystries Co. Ltd.   Country - Toyama, Japan   Hull number - 219   Builder (fwd section) - Rinkai Manufacturing Company Ltd.   Country - Setoda, Japan   Hull number - 54   Engine builder - Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.   Country - Tamano, Japan   Number of engines - 1   Engine type - B&W (model 7L55GFCA) 7-cyl diesel   Horsepower - 10,500 bhp or 7,723 kW   Fuel - Diesel fuel & heavy fuel oil   Diesel fuel oil capacity - 209.0 tonnes   Heavy fuel oil capacity - 1,579.5 tonnes   Rate of consumption - @ 30.0 tonnes/day ??   Bunker tank heating coils - unknown   Speed - 14.0 knots   Propeller - 1 fixed pitch   Bow thuster - none   Steering gear - standard rudder   Generators - 3 x 400kW 450V 60Hz a.c.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - This section is open for all viewers to contribute any information about this ship that is known such as former owners, managers, charterers, accidents, conversions, drydockings, cargoes, voyages, sightings or ports of call etc.. ** Information sources - Fairplay Internet Ship Register, Lloyds Registers & Marine News - The World Ship Society Additional information -

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