MV Monchegorsk (1983)

History
NameMonchegorsk (Мончегорск)
Owner
Port of registry
OrderedJuly 1980[3]
BuilderOy Wärtsilä Ab, Turku, Finland
CostFIM 200 million
Yard number1261
Launched1 June 1983[1]
In service1983–2009
Identification
FateSold for scrapping in 2009[4]
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeSA-15 type ro-ro/general cargo ship
Classification: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
Tonnage
  • 18,627 GT
  • 8,945 NT (summer)
  • 23,024 DWT (summer)
  • 16,600 DWT (arctic)
Length
  • LOA 177.20 m (581.36 ft) (max)
  • LOA 173.55 m (569.39 ft) (hull)
  • LWL 164.10 m (538.39 ft)
  • LPP 159.6 m (523.62 ft)
Beam24.55 m (80.54 ft)
Height51.50 m (168.96 ft) from keel
Draught
  • 11.34 m (37.20 ft) (summer)
  • 9 m (29.53 ft) (arctic)
Depth15.2 m (49.87 ft)
Ice classULA
Main engines: 2 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 14ZV40/48 (2 × 7,700 kW)
Auxiliary engines: 5 × Wärtsilä-Vasa 624 TS (5 × 810 kW)
PropulsionKaMeWa CPP, ⌀ 5.6 m (18.37 ft)
Accommodation: 42 crew
10 passengers

MV Monchegorsk (Мончегорск) was an SA-15 type cargo ship built by Wärtsilä in Turku, Finland, in 1983. Named after a town of the same name, the freighter was the tenth ship of a series of 19 icebreaking multipurpose arctic freighters built by Wärtsilä and Valmet for the Soviet Union for year-round service in the Northern Sea Route. These ships, designed to be capable of independent operation in arctic ice conditions, were of extremely robust design and had strengthened hulls resembling those of polar icebreakers.

Initially delivered to the (then) state-owned Murmansk Shipping Company and later handed over to its subsidiary, NB Shipping, Monchegorsk sailed under the Soviet and later Russian flag until 1993, after which she was registered to Cyprus. She was sold for recycling in China in late 2009 after 26 years of service.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Monchegorsk (8013039)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference thesovietarctic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b SA-15: a 14 ship series of icebreaking multipurpose cargo ships from Finland for Soviet Arctic Service. The Motor Ship, Volume 64, Issue 753, April 1983. Pages 28-32.
  4. ^ a b From September 25th to December 31st. Robin Des Bois, January 21st, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-06.