Classification No. 031295
IMO No. 9274563
Official No. 15680 
Signal Letters E5U5000 
Flag Cook Islands 
Port of Registry Avatiu 
Ship's Name AURA 
Former Name 1 VELA GAS
2 CRYSTAL MARINE
 
Registered Owner 1 AURA LINES INC
 
Management Company 1 Argos Shipping and Management Limited
 
Classification Characters, Notations NS*(Tlg 0.025MPa & -46 degrees C 2G, 1C)(IWS)
MNS* 
Descriptive Notes --
Installation Characters CHG, MPP, LSA, RCF, M0, AFS, BWM 
Installation Descriptive Notes 
Automatic and Remote Control Systems The ship has complied with the requirements of Chapter II-1, Part E of SOLAS, "Periodically unattended machinery spaces (UMS)".
Special Description -- 
Other Classification -- 
 
Type of Ship -Purpose(intended service) LPG (LOW TEMP.) 
- Certificates - SC/SE/SF Gas carrier
- OPP Other than Oil Tanker
- EE Gas carrier
- SMC/ISSC Gas carrier
 
Tonnage Gross (Registered) 45,801 
Tonnage Net (Registered) 13,741 
Tonnage Gross (Local) -- 
Tonnage Net (Local) -- 
Tonnage Gross (TM69) 45,801 
Tonnage Net (TM69) 13,741 
Deadweight 53,395 
 
Summer Freeboard (mm) 9,817 
Summer Draught (m) 11.224 
Lf (m) 222.000 
Continuous Max. Speed (kt)  sp;
(Sea Trial) :
19.2 
Equipment No. 3,778 
 
Overall Length (m) 227.500 
Moulded LxBxD (m) 222.000 x 37.200 x 21.000 
Registered LxBxD (m) 222.000 x 37.200 x 21.000 
 
Cargo Capacity  
(m3 / No. of Containers, etc.)
L 80,138.00 
No. of Passengers -- 
Capacity of Tanks (m3) FO 3,048.00 FW 398.00 
 
No. & Kind of Engines 1DE : 2 SA 7 CY 
Bore x Stroke (mm) 600.0 x 2,400.0 
Power (kW) 14,000 
Revolution (rpm) 94.0 
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 
 
No. & Kind of Boilers 1 AUX VB 
Pressure (MPa) 0.80 
Evaporation 4.45 (ton/h) 
Manufacturer Osaka Boiler Mfg., Co., Ltd. 
*Evaporation rate: Thermal output (kW) to be filled up in case of TOH.
 
No. & Capacity of Generators (kVA) 4 AC 3,805 
Kind of Propeller Shaft 1C 
Fixed Method of Propeller Keyless 
No. & Shaft Diameter (mm) 1 x 630 
 
Shipbuilder Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, Sakaide Shipyard 
Hull No. 1518 
Date of Keel Lay 24 Jun 2002 
Date of Launch 24 Jan 2003 
Date of Build 30 Jun 2003 
Date of Conversion --