Classification No.	052288
IMO No.	9294240
Official No.	HK-5919
Signal Letters	VRWC5
Flag	Hong Kong, China
Port of Registry	HONG KONG
Ship's Name	GALE
Former Name 1	SAPPHIRE
2	CATHAY KIRIN
3	TEMA
4	LILA OSAKA
5	KATSURAGISAN
Registered Owner 1	ABGO TRADING LIMITED
Management Company 1	ABGO TRADING LIMITED
Classification Characters, Notations	NS*(TOB, 1C)(ESP)(PSCM)(SOx(EGCS)) MNS*
Descriptive Notes
Other	SOx-EGCS-M/E
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)	OIL CARRIER
- Certificates - SC/SE/SF	Oil tanker
- OPP	Oil tanker
- EE	Tanker
- SMC/ISSC	Oil tanker
Tonnage Gross (Registered)	160,533
Tonnage Net (Registered)	101,450
Tonnage Gross (Local)	--
Tonnage Net (Local)	--
Tonnage Gross (TM69)	160,533
Tonnage Net (TM69)	101,450
Deadweight	311,486.83
Summer Freeboard (mm)	8,124
Summer Draught (m)	20.922
Lf (m)	324.830
Deadweight (1)	311,486.83
Summer Freeboard (1) (mm)	8,124
Summer Draught (1) (m)	20.922
Deadweight (2)	299,852.83
Summer Freeboard (2) (mm)	8,753
Summer Draught (2) (m)	20.293
Deadweight (3)	279,850.83
Summer Freeboard (3) (mm)	9,836
Summer Draught (3) (m)	19.210
Deadweight (4)	274,853.83
Summer Freeboard (4) (mm)	10,107
Summer Draught (4) (m)	18.939
Deadweight (5)	269,860.83
Summer Freeboard (5) (mm)	10,378
Summer Draught (5) (m)	18.668
Continuous Max. Speed (kt)  sp; (Sea Trial) :	16.5
Equipment No.	7,320
Overall Length (m)	333.000
Moulded LxBxD (m)	324.000 x 60.000 x 29.000
Registered LxBxD (m)	324.830 x 60.000 x 29.000
Cargo Capacity   (m3 / No. of Containers, etc.)	L 351,585.00
No. of Passengers	--
Capacity of Tanks (m3)	FO 7,746.00 FW 635.00
No. & Kind of Engines	1DE : 2 SA 7 CY
Bore x Stroke (mm)	800.0 x 3,200.0
Power (kW)	27,160
Revolution (rpm)	76.0
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
No. & Kind of Boilers	1 AUX WTB
Pressure (MPa)	2.40
Evaporation	93.65 (ton/h)
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Ind., Ltd. (Marukin Sato Shipbuilding & Iron Products Co., Ltd.)
No. & Kind of Boiler 2	1 AUX EGB
Pressure (MPa)	0.60
Evaporation	2.87 (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 4,375
Kind of Propeller Shaft	1C
Fixed Method of Propeller	Keyless
No. & Shaft Diameter (mm)	1 x 920
Shipbuilder	Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, Sakaide Shipyard
Hull No.	1563
Date of Keel Lay	27 Dec 2004
Date of Launch	13 May 2005
Date of Build	15 Jul 2005
Date of Conversion	--