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12/1/2014

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The photograph above is of the General Cargo Ship Forte pictured alongside the dock wall in Hull not far from the entrance to the Marina on 2 April 2012. Since I saw this vessel she has been re-named Transforte.
 
She is a multi-purpose dry cargo ship, equipped for the carriage of containers and strengthened for heavy cargo.

She is 115.5m long with a 16.5m beam and 5.78m draught. GT = 5,232, DWT = 6,419 and NT = 2,382.

In total she can carry 323 20ft containers and has 30 reefer plugs in the cargo hold and 8 on deck.

She was built by Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. Ltd in Tianjin,
People's Republic of China as Yard Number SB350-1 in 2005. Her keel was laid on 18 June 2003 and she was launched on 19 November 2004 before being finally completed on 4 February 2005. 

Her main engine is a MAK 8 M 32 C - 4 stroke 8 cylinder 320 x 480 mm diesel engine (3,840 kW at 600 rpm) driving a single controllable pitch propeller giving a maximum speed of 12.0 knots.

In total there are two cargo holds with capacities of 2,405m3 and 7,062m3 respectively.

Crew size =12. 

MMSI - 236270000
REG - GI, Gibralter
IMO - 9318955
Call Sign - ZDGR3
General Cargo Ship
Built - Xingang SB HI, Tianjin, CN
Yard No. -
L 115.5m W 16.5m
GT - 5232
Year - 2004
Hull, 2 April 2012
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    My interest in ships and the sea started back in 2006 when I worked for a couple of years  on the banks of the River Mersey. I have since been on a couple of cruises around the Med and in the Far East and have started to take more interest in researching and photographing some of the ships and other vessels seen on my travels.

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