Classification No.	012457
IMO No.	9256353
Official No.	SKN 1004834
Signal Letters	V4QL5
Flag	St. Kitts and Nevis
Port of Registry	Basseterre
Ship's Name	BELUGA A
Former Name 1	PORT BOTANY
2	CAPE JAFFA
Registered Owner 1	BELUGA MARINE LTD.
Management Company 1	BELUGA SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD
Classification Characters, Notations	NS*(BC)(ESP)(IHM) MNS*
Descriptive Notes	--
Installation Characters	CHG, MPP, LSA, RCF, AFS, BWM
Installation Descriptive Notes
Special Description	--
Other Classification	--
Type of Ship -Purpose(intended service)	BULK/LUMBER CARRIER
- Certificates - SC/SE/SF	Bulk carrier (SOLAS IX Reg. 1.6)
- OPP	Other than Oil Tanker
- EE	Bulk carrier
- SMC/ISSC	Bulk carrier (SOLAS IX Reg. 1.6)
Tonnage Gross (Registered)	16,978
Tonnage Net (Registered)	10,498
Tonnage Gross (Local)	--
Tonnage Net (Local)	--
Tonnage Gross (TM69)	16,978
Tonnage Net (TM69)	10,498
Deadweight	28,470
Summer Freeboard (mm)	3,864
Summer Draught (m)	9.778
Lf (m)	161.210
Continuous Max. Speed (kt)  sp; (Sea Trial) :	16.3
Equipment No.	2,148
Overall Length (m)	169.260
Moulded LxBxD (m)	160.400 x 27.200 x 13.600
Registered LxBxD (m)	161.210 x 27.200 x 13.600
Cargo Capacity   (m3 / No. of Containers, etc.)	B 35,762.00 G 37,523.00
No. of Passengers	--
Capacity of Tanks (m3)	FO 1,381.00 FW 294.00
No. & Kind of Engines	1DE : 2 SA 6 CY
Bore x Stroke (mm)	420.0 x 1,764.0
Power (kW)	5,850
Revolution (rpm)	129.0
Manufacturer	Makita Corporation
No. & Kind of Boilers	1 AUX VB
Pressure (MPa)	0.78
Evaporation	2.07 (ton/h)
Manufacturer	Miura Co., Ltd.  *Evaporation rate: Thermal output (kW) to be filled up in case of TOH.
No. & Capacity of Generators (kVA)	4 AC 1,710
Kind of Propeller Shaft	1B
Fixed Method of Propeller	Keyless
No. & Shaft Diameter (mm)	1 x 420
Shipbuilder	Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Hull No.	564
Date of Keel Lay	10 Apr 2001
Date of Launch	03 Aug 2001
Date of Build	28 Sep 2001
Date of Conversion	--