FURNESS MELBOURNE

[hartlepoolmonkey]

The FURNESS MELBOURNE discharging at Irvine's Quay in Hartlepool.

Vessel Details
Ship Type: Bulk carrier
Year Built: 2008
Length x Breadth: 190 m X 32 m
Gross Tonnage: 32387, DeadWeight: 58729 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 5.3 / 5.2 knots
Flag: Panama (PA)
Call Sign: 3ESV3
IMO: 9403061
MMSI: 370437000

[HSA31]

Had a change of colour since her last visit to Hartlepool on her maiden voyage in 2008.

[teesships]

"Speed recorded (Max / Average): 5.3 / 5.2 knots"

That surely can't be right? Or can it??

Ron

[hartlepoolmonkey]

The FURNESS MELBOURNE at Irvine's Quay in November, 2009.

According to another 'maritime' site the speed recorded is (Max/Average): 7.1/6 knots. It's obviously been changed since.

[teesships]

I think I'm getting the sense of this now. Those speeds are presumably for her latest voyage from the Thames to Hartlepool which took her 54 hours. Obviously, she was in no rush. She will, however, have a potential service speed of 13/14 knots, which is what I first thought was the speed referred to.

Ron