Classification No. 083578
IMO No. 9403059
Official No. 8001728 
Signal Letters C6YG6 
Flag Bahamas 
Port of Registry Nassau 
Ship's Name AFRICAN SANDERLING 
Former Name 1 --
 
Registered Owner 1 AFRICAN SANDERLING SHIPPING CO. LTD.
 
Management Company 1 Dockendale Ship Management FZCO
 
Classification Characters, Notations NS*(BC-A, GRAB)(PSCM)(ESP)(IHM)
MNS* 
Descriptive Notes 
Design Condition Strengthened for heavy cargo loading where hold nos. 2 & 4 may be empty
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) BULK CARRIER 
- Certificates - SC/SE/SF Bulk carrier (SOLAS IX Reg. 1.6)
- OPP Other than Oil Tanker
- EE Bulk carrier
- SMC/ISSC --
 
Tonnage Gross (Registered) 32,379 
Tonnage Net (Registered) 19,353 
Tonnage Gross (Local) -- 
Tonnage Net (Local) -- 
Tonnage Gross (TM69) 32,379 
Tonnage Net (TM69) 19,353 
Deadweight 58,798 
 
Summer Freeboard (mm) 5,226 
Summer Draught (m) 12.828 
Lf (m) 185.750 
 
Deadweight (1)  58,798
Summer Freeboard (1) (mm)  5,226
Summer Draught (1) (m)  12.828

Deadweight (2)  49,998
Summer Freeboard (2) (mm)  6,760
Summer Draught (2) (m)  11.294
 
Continuous Max. Speed (kt)  sp;
(Sea Trial) :
16.0 
Equipment No. 2,834 
 
Overall Length (m) 189.900 
Moulded LxBxD (m) 185.600 x 32.260 x 18.000 
Registered LxBxD (m) 185.750 x 32.260 x 18.000 
 
Cargo Capacity  
(m3 / No. of Containers, etc.)
B 70,557.00 G 72,360.00 
No. of Passengers -- 
Capacity of Tanks (m3) FO 2,798.00 FW 320.00 
 
No. & Kind of Engines 1DE : 2 SA 6 CY 
Bore x Stroke (mm) 500.0 x 2,000.0 
Power (kW) 8,400 
Revolution (rpm) 113.0 
Manufacturer MITSUI ENGINEERING & SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD. 
 
No. & Kind of Boilers 1 AUX VB 
Pressure (MPa) 0.70 
Evaporation 2.22 (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 1,900 
Kind of Propeller Shaft 1B 
Fixed Method of Propeller Keyless 
No. & Shaft Diameter (mm) 1 x 520 
 
Shipbuilder Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu) Inc. 
Hull No. 087 
Date of Keel Lay 28 Jun 2006 
Date of Launch 06 May 2008 
Date of Build 26 Jul 2008 
Date of Conversion --