MV Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan

Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan

Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan
History
Name	KPS Zeynep Sultan (2011– ) Explorer (2003–11) Smit Explorer (1999–03) Pavel Antokolsky (1984–99)
Owner	Karpowership (2011– ) Dockwise Shipping, Breda, Netherlands (2003–11) Navigo Management Company Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus (2001–03) Navigo Management Company Ltd., Singapore (2000–01) Smit Transport & Heavy Lift B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands (1999–00) Ukrainian Danube Shipping Co., Izmail, Ukraine (1984–99)
Operator	Karpowership
Port of registry	Willemstad, Curaçao (2010–11) Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles (2003–10) Nassau, Bahamas (2001–03) Singapore (2000–01) Valletta, Malta (1999–00) Izmail, Ukraine (1992–99) Izmail, Ukrainian SSR (1984–92)
Builder	Valmet Oy Vuosaari shipyard, Helsinki, Finland
Yard number	315
Launched	28 April 1984
Completed	September 1984
Homeport	Monrovia, Liberia
Identification	IMO number: 8116051 MMSI number: 36015325 Callsign: A8ZZ9
General characteristics
Class and type	Special Service-Floating Power Plant< formerly Barge carrier
Tonnage	19,453 GT 8,638 DWT
Length	158.90 m (521 ft 4 in) (LOA)
Beam	30.31 m (99 ft 5 in)
Draught	4.94 m (16 ft 2 in)
Depth	15.45 m (50 ft 8 in)
Installed power	7,559 hp (5,637 kW)
Propulsion	2x 9cyl Wärtsilä Type 9R32 (230x310) diesel engines 2x propellers
Speed	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Capacity	125 MW generation (as Powership)

The MV Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan is a Liberia-flagged powership, a floating power plant, owned and operated by Karpowership. Built in 1984 by the Valmet Oy Helsingin Telakka in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland and christened MV Pavel Antokolsky, she sailed as a barge carrier under various names and flags until in 2015 she was converted into a Powership at the Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey. She is commissioned to supply electricity to the power grid in Amurang, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.