Castillo de Salas (ship)

43°33′20″N 5°39′40″W / 43.55556°N 5.66111°W / 43.55556; -5.66111

History
Spain
NameCastillo de Salas
OwnerEmpresa Nacional Elcano
BuilderAstilleros y Talleres del Noroeste (ASTANO), Fene, Galicia
Launched20 December 1979
IdentificationIMO number7624192
FateWrecked, 11 January 1986
General characteristics [1]
TypeBulk carrier
Tonnage
  • 51,000 GT
  • 109,488 DWT
Length261.43 m (857 ft 9 in)
Beam40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Depth20 m (65 ft 7 in)
PropulsionSulzer 7RND90 diesel engine, 20,300 hp (15,138 kW)

Castillo de Salas was a Spanish bulk carrier that was launched in Ferrol on 20 December 1979 and completed in August 1980. It measured over 50,000 gross tons, and had a deadweight of over 100,000 tons, measuring approximately 250 metres (820 ft) in length, 40 metres (130 ft) across the beam, and 14.5 metres (48 ft) in the draft. It required a crew complement of 32.

  1. ^ "Empresa Nacional Elcano". buques.org. 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.