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Classification No. 054107
IMO No. 9301067
Official No. HK-1631 
Signal Letters VRBN3 
Flag Hong Kong, China 
Port of Registry HONG KONG 
Ship's Name GREAT CHALLENGER 
 
 
 
Classification Characters, Notations NS*(BC, SHC 2,4,6,8 E)(ESP)
MNS* 
Installation Characters CHG, MPP, LSA, RCF, M0 
Special Description -- 
Other Classification KR 
 
Type of Ship -Purpose(intended service) BULK CARRIER 
- Certificates - SC/SE/SF
- OPP
- EE
- SMC/ISSC
 
Tonnage Gross (Registered) 88,594 
Tonnage Net (Registered) 58,558 
Tonnage Gross (Local) -- 
Tonnage Net (Local) -- 
Tonnage Gross (TM69) 88,594 
Tonnage Net (TM69) 58,558 
Deadweight 176,279 
 
Summer Freeboard (mm) 6,314 
Summer Draught (m) 17.850 
Lf (m) 283.740 
Continuous Max. Speed (kt)  sp;
(Sea Trial) :
17.1 
Equipment No. 4,961 
 
Overall Length (m) 289.000 
Moulded LxBxD (m) 280.750 x 45.000 x 24.100 
Registered LxBxD (m) 283.740 x 45.000 x 24.100 
 
Cargo Capacity  
(m3 / No. of Containers, etc.)
G 194,291.00 
No. of Passengers -- 
Capacity of Tanks (m3) FO 5,285.00 FW 502.00 
 
No. & Kind of Engines 1DE : 2 SA 6 CY 
Bore x Stroke (mm) 700.0 x 2,674.0 
Power (kW) 16,860 
Revolution (rpm) 91.0 
Manufacturer Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Tamano Works 
 
No. & Kind of Boilers 1 AUX VB 
Pressure (MPa) 0.69 
Evaporation 3.48 (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 2,250 
Kind of Propeller Shaft 1B 
Fixed Method of Propeller -- 
No. & Shaft Diameter (mm) 1 x 670 
 
Shipbuilder Universal Shipbuilding Corporation, Tsu Shipyard 
Hull No. 015 
Date of Keel Lay 25 May 2004 
Date of Launch 16 Sep 2005 
Date of Build 28 Nov 2005 
Date of Conversion --