MT Vulcanus

Not to be confused with the unrelated ship, MS Vulcanus (1910).
Erich Schröder in 1969
History
NameErich Schröder
OwnerReederei Richard Schröder, Hamburg, Germany
BuilderNorderwerft Köser & Meyer, Hamburg, Germany
Yard number818
Launched10 November 1955[1]
Commissioned17 January 1956
Identification
FateSold February 1972
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Displacement979 metric tons
Length
  • 101.95 m (334 ft 6 in) Loa
  • 97.13 m (318 ft 8 in) LBP
Beam14.45 m (47 ft 5 in)
Height8.80 m (28 ft 10 in)
Draft6.07 m (19 ft 11 in) max
Propulsion
  • 2 8-cylinder 4-stroke diesel motors Type MAu 582 A
  • 2,800 PS (2,059 kW)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew31
NameVulcanus
OwnerOcean Combustion Service N. V., Rotterdam, Netherlands (division of DDG Hansa, Bremen, Germany)
OperatorVulcanus Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Renamed1983 Vulcanus I
Reclassified1972 Incinerator ship
Refit
  • February 11–15 September 1972, K. A. van Brink N. V., Rotterdam
  • 1983 Jurong Shipyard, Singapore
Identification
FateSold 1990
NotesDDG Hansa bankrupt in 1980.[1] Ship sold to Waste Management, Inc., Oakbrook, Illinois, United States[2]
General characteristics
TypeIncinerator ship
Tonnage
  • 3,098 GT, 1,698 NT
  • 1983 2,972 GT, 1,419 NT
  • 1983 4,004 t DWT
Displacement979 metric tons
Length
  • 101.96 m (334 ft 6 in) Loa, 91.95 m (301 ft 8 in) LBP
  • 1983 97.08 m (318 ft 6 in) Loa, 92.16 m (302 ft 4 in) LBP
Beam16.03 m (52 ft 7 in)
Height7.40 m (24 ft 3 in)
Draft6.06 m (19 ft 11 in) max
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
NameOragreen
OwnerRederiet M.H. Simonsen A.p.S., Svendborg, Denmark
OperatorSimonsen Tankers Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas
Reclassified1990
Refit1990
IdentificationCall sign C6IN5
FateSold 3 May 2004
NameKotrando
OwnerKotram Nigeria Ltd., Apapa, Nigeria
IdentificationCall sign C6IN5
FateLost 2012
General characteristics
TypeBunkering tanker
Tonnage
  • 3,033 GT[3]
  • Summer 4,004 t DWT
  • Winter 3,846 t DWT
Length97.08 m (318 ft 6 in) Loa
Beam16.00 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draft6.06 m (19 ft 11 in) max
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)

MT Vulcanus, also known as Vulcanus I, Oragreen, Kotrando, and Erich Schröder, is a cargo ship first placed in service in 1956 that was used from 1972 to 1990 as an incinerator ship and later as a tanker.

  1. ^ a b MT Vulcanus at ddghansa-ships photos (in German)
  2. ^ EPA Journal (United States Environmental Protection Organization) 7 (1981) p. 56.
  3. ^ Oragreen Archived 2008-02-13 at the Wayback Machine at Scheepvaart West.