LPGC Ayame

History
Singapore
NameAyame
OwnerMitsui O.S.K. Lines[1]
OperatorWilhelmsen Lines aka Wilhelmsen Ship Management[2]
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Nagasaki
Yard number2250
Launched26 January 2010
Completed30 April 2010
HomeportSingapore
Identification
General characteristics
TypeGas carrier
Tonnage
  • 51,041 GT
  • 55,076 DWT
  • 55,396 NT
Length230 m (750 ft)
Beam36.6 m (120 ft)
Draught15.5 m (51 ft)
Depth11.6 m (38 ft) (deck edge to keel)
Propulsion
Speed25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Capacity83,000 m3 (2,900,000 cu ft)

LPG/C Ayame is a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC), with a capacity of 83,000 m3 (2,900,000 cu ft), delivered in 2010 from MHI Ltd. of Nagasaki, and under the management of Wilhelmsen Lines Malaysia.[3]

  1. ^ http://www.mol.co.jp/opensea/1007_nnl1.html[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "New vessel on management LPG/C Ayame". Wilhelmsen Ship Management. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ^ "World LPG carrier fleet" (PDF). Riviera Maritime Media. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.