Classification No. 081631
IMO No. 9407079
Official No. 21169 
Signal Letters 5LCP8 
Flag Liberia 
Port of Registry Monrovia 
Ship's Name GC ARGON 
Former Name 1 SEA CHARMING
2 BOW CAPE
 
Registered Owner 1 GC ARGON SHIPPING CO., LTD.
 
Management Company 1 FANTASEA SHIP MANAGEMENT Pte. Ltd.
 
Classification Characters, Notations NS*(TOB/CT II&III)(ESP)
MNS* 
Descriptive Notes --
Installation Characters CHG, MPP, LSA, RCF, AFS, BWM 
Installation Descriptive Notes 
Special Description -- 
Other Classification -- 
 
Type of Ship -Purpose(intended service) OIL/CHEMICAL CARRIER 
- Certificates - SC/SE/SF Oil tanker / Chemical tanker
- OPP Oil tanker
- EE Tanker
- SMC/ISSC Oil tanker / Chemical tanker
 
Tonnage Gross (Registered) 11,722 
Tonnage Net (Registered) 6,324 
Tonnage Gross (Local) -- 
Tonnage Net (Local) -- 
Tonnage Gross (TM69) 11,722 
Tonnage Net (TM69) 6,324 
Deadweight 19,975 
 
Summer Freeboard (mm) 3,285 
Summer Draught (m) 9.652 
Lf (m) 136.460 
Continuous Max. Speed (kt)  sp;
(Sea Trial) :
16.0 
Equipment No. 1,732 
 
Overall Length (m) 144.090 
Moulded LxBxD (m) 136.000 x 24.200 x 12.900 
Registered LxBxD (m) 136.460 x 24.200 x 12.900 
 
Cargo Capacity  
(m3 / No. of Containers, etc.)
L 22,157.46 
No. of Passengers -- 
Capacity of Tanks (m3) FO 1,102.05 FW 361.62 
 
No. & Kind of Engines 1DE : 2 SA 6 CY 
Bore x Stroke (mm) 420.0 x 1,764.0 
Power (kW) 6,150 
Revolution (rpm) 136.0 
Manufacturer MAKITA CORPORATION 
 
No. & Kind of Boilers 1 AUX VB 
Pressure (MPa) 0.93 
Evaporation 15.93 (ton/h) 
Manufacturer TORTOISE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 
*Evaporation rate: Thermal output (kW) to be filled up in case of TOH.
 
No. & Capacity of Generators (kVA) 4 AC 1,860 
Kind of Propeller Shaft 1A 
Fixed Method of Propeller Keyed 
No. & Shaft Diameter (mm) 1 x 430 
 
Shipbuilder FUKUOKA SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD. NAGASAKI YARD 
Hull No. N-2017 
Date of Keel Lay 19 Oct 2007 
Date of Launch 25 Jan 2008 
Date of Build 22 Apr 2008 
Date of Conversion --