STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATIONS
Built: 1960 in the De Durme Shipyard, Tielrode, Belgium.
Hull: 28.5 m (93.5feet) - Originally 38.8m, later shortened to 28.5m
Beam: 5.07m (16.65 feet) - (Maximum practical working beam in the French Freycinette canals is 5.09m)
Draught: 1.25m; Air Draught: 3.3m wheelhouse folded-down; 4.1m wheelhouse up.
The hull is of steel riveted construction. When the vessel was shortened the lower hull was also stiffened by replacing the existing underwater hull plating with new, heavier steel plates. Those replacement_plates are 12mm (approx 1/2 inch) with 16mm (5/8 inch) on the chine.
(The minimum required thickness is 7mm)
Ballast is a combination of iron ballast-blocks plus some concrete blocks.
After the rebuild the entire external vessel was grit-blasted back to bare steel and the hull and superstructure were then given four coats of Hemple two-pack epoxy paints.
Additionally the underwater section was then given an additional key-coat plus a coat of Hemple Olympic anti-foul paint.
The interior of the hull and bilges were re-painted when the vessel was stripped-out prior to it's conversion.
Sprayed-foam insulation was applied to internal bulkheads and deck-heads.
The internal flooring is a four-layer sandwiched-insulation construction with a solid hardwood surface-layer.
The wheelhouse; hatches; doors; hand-rails; window frames, breakfast-bar and skylights are Mahogany.
All skylights and new windows, including the wheelhouse, are double-glazed.
The flooring layer of the internal decks is mainly solid Merbau (similar in colour and grain to mahogany) as are the two main internal stairways.
Water and Fuel tanks, plus 2 x 2,500 liter grey & black dirty water tanks, are sited under the internal flooring.
Because the movement of water/sewage is purely done by gravity there are no pumps/macerators to go wrong in any of those systems.
There are 12 internal deck-hatches providing access to under-floor space; tanks; hull valves; house-batteries; strum-box, etc.
A suction pipe and strum-box are fitted in the lowest point of the accommodation bilges; another, fitted with an oil-separator, is fitted in the engine room bilge.
Bilge ventilation is provided by two directional cowls forward and one screw-down mushroom ventilator aft.
Extractor fans are fitted in the forward bathroom, the galley and the laundry.
Natural exhausts are fitted in the switchboard room; the forward lobby, and the engine room.
Fire safety is addressed by ten inter-linked detectors throughout the vessel plus an additional stand-alone fire detector in the engine room.
There is a comprehensive suite of Powder, CO2 and foam AFF fire extinguishers; a water hose is also available.
Two CO detectors are also fitted in the aft accommodation.
Built: 1960 in the De Durme Shipyard, Tielrode, Belgium.
Hull: 28.5 m (93.5feet) - Originally 38.8m, later shortened to 28.5m
Beam: 5.07m (16.65 feet) - (Maximum practical working beam in the French Freycinette canals is 5.09m)
Draught: 1.25m; Air Draught: 3.3m wheelhouse folded-down; 4.1m wheelhouse up.
The hull is of steel riveted construction. When the vessel was shortened the lower hull was also stiffened by replacing the existing underwater hull plating with new, heavier steel plates. Those replacement_plates are 12mm (approx 1/2 inch) with 16mm (5/8 inch) on the chine.
(The minimum required thickness is 7mm)
Ballast is a combination of iron ballast-blocks plus some concrete blocks.
After the rebuild the entire external vessel was grit-blasted back to bare steel and the hull and superstructure were then given four coats of Hemple two-pack epoxy paints.
Additionally the underwater section was then given an additional key-coat plus a coat of Hemple Olympic anti-foul paint.
The interior of the hull and bilges were re-painted when the vessel was stripped-out prior to it's conversion.
Sprayed-foam insulation was applied to internal bulkheads and deck-heads.
The internal flooring is a four-layer sandwiched-insulation construction with a solid hardwood surface-layer.
The wheelhouse; hatches; doors; hand-rails; window frames, breakfast-bar and skylights are Mahogany.
All skylights and new windows, including the wheelhouse, are double-glazed.
The flooring layer of the internal decks is mainly solid Merbau (similar in colour and grain to mahogany) as are the two main internal stairways.
Water and Fuel tanks, plus 2 x 2,500 liter grey & black dirty water tanks, are sited under the internal flooring.
Because the movement of water/sewage is purely done by gravity there are no pumps/macerators to go wrong in any of those systems.
There are 12 internal deck-hatches providing access to under-floor space; tanks; hull valves; house-batteries; strum-box, etc.
A suction pipe and strum-box are fitted in the lowest point of the accommodation bilges; another, fitted with an oil-separator, is fitted in the engine room bilge.
Bilge ventilation is provided by two directional cowls forward and one screw-down mushroom ventilator aft.
Extractor fans are fitted in the forward bathroom, the galley and the laundry.
Natural exhausts are fitted in the switchboard room; the forward lobby, and the engine room.
Fire safety is addressed by ten inter-linked detectors throughout the vessel plus an additional stand-alone fire detector in the engine room.
There is a comprehensive suite of Powder, CO2 and foam AFF fire extinguishers; a water hose is also available.
Two CO detectors are also fitted in the aft accommodation.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Cummins NT-855-M2 Straight 6 Turbo - 324 bhp (283kW) Python-drive coupling to hydraulic power-pack provides constantly available power to the bow-thruster. Single lever Morse control. Racor Marine 900MA Turbo fuel-filtration and fuel/water separator with wheelhouse alarm for the presence of water in the fuel. Blokland Vlakkoelr heat-exchanger cooling sysyems (No projections to foul the bottom - no pumps or filters to clog-up - no maintenance other than the periodic renewal of anodes.) |
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Gear Box Capitol hydraulic marine transmission HY-EC-770 Ratio 4.545:1
Four blade propeller
Generator Mitsubishi S4S (straight 4) with Stanford BC 30kVA generator.
Enclosed in an acoustic sound-suppression box
Blokland Vlakkoelr heat-exchanger cooling systems (identical to the main-engine cooling system, but smaller)
Tanks High and low fuel alarms on main-engine tank
Electro-optical infrared fuel sensor for umbilical connection to bunker-ship’s pumps
Fuel transfer pump alarms
Remote Fire fuel cut-off activation.
Remote pneumatic tank-level indicator for fuel and water tanks
Steering - Manual chain-and-shaft to twin 90-90 semi-balanced rudders located in the after steering-gear compartment.
Bow-Thruster - Max Power Model 352 with power from engine-driven hydraulic pump
Thrust up to 325kg (715lbs) at 220- 240 bar
Two x 360mm (14inch) propellers (Duo-prop)
Water Heater - Alfa boiler with Elco Econom 2000 diesel burner.
The boiler holds 60 liters (13 UK/ 15.8 US gallons) in it’s integral tank therefore no separate domestic hot-water storage is required; this system provides hot-water on demand.
The boiler also provides hot-water for the thermostat controlled nine radiator central-heating system.
Electrical Power
12 x 2v Hawker Power Safe 6VM-830 heavy-duty traction type AGM batteries providing 830 Amp Hours
Mastervolt Mass Sine 24/2500 Sine Wave Inverter
2 x Mastervolt 24/75 Chargers
32 Amp Shore Power connection
24v/12v Emergency Starter Pack
Pumps:
Spec Hydrophor fresh-water pump
Cubicom Fire and Bilge pump; provides:
A back-up DAF hydrophor provides river-water for WC in the main bathroom if required.
The Black water and Grey water tanks have identical pump-out arrangements with remote level alarms and timers.
Four blade propeller
Generator Mitsubishi S4S (straight 4) with Stanford BC 30kVA generator.
Enclosed in an acoustic sound-suppression box
Blokland Vlakkoelr heat-exchanger cooling systems (identical to the main-engine cooling system, but smaller)
Tanks High and low fuel alarms on main-engine tank
Electro-optical infrared fuel sensor for umbilical connection to bunker-ship’s pumps
Fuel transfer pump alarms
Remote Fire fuel cut-off activation.
Remote pneumatic tank-level indicator for fuel and water tanks
Steering - Manual chain-and-shaft to twin 90-90 semi-balanced rudders located in the after steering-gear compartment.
Bow-Thruster - Max Power Model 352 with power from engine-driven hydraulic pump
Thrust up to 325kg (715lbs) at 220- 240 bar
Two x 360mm (14inch) propellers (Duo-prop)
Water Heater - Alfa boiler with Elco Econom 2000 diesel burner.
The boiler holds 60 liters (13 UK/ 15.8 US gallons) in it’s integral tank therefore no separate domestic hot-water storage is required; this system provides hot-water on demand.
The boiler also provides hot-water for the thermostat controlled nine radiator central-heating system.
Electrical Power
12 x 2v Hawker Power Safe 6VM-830 heavy-duty traction type AGM batteries providing 830 Amp Hours
Mastervolt Mass Sine 24/2500 Sine Wave Inverter
2 x Mastervolt 24/75 Chargers
32 Amp Shore Power connection
24v/12v Emergency Starter Pack
Pumps:
Spec Hydrophor fresh-water pump
Cubicom Fire and Bilge pump; provides:
- Suction for bilge pumping in the engine room and the main accommodation area.
- Upper-deck wash-down.
- Fire-fighting.
A back-up DAF hydrophor provides river-water for WC in the main bathroom if required.
The Black water and Grey water tanks have identical pump-out arrangements with remote level alarms and timers.
DOMESTIC SPECIFICATIONS Other than for the main propulsion and the diesel powered combi-boiler Virunga is a totally electric vessel with the main power circuits being 230v. (See Technical Specifications) This means that you have the convenience of using standard household appliances. The vessel is fitted with: One large fridge (Galley) One standard fridge (Guest apartment/after saloon) Chest freezer (A++) (Laundry) Quartz hob - four rings (Galley) Fan Oven (Galley) Microwave - 750 watt (Galley) Dishwasher (Galley) Tumble dryer (Laundry) Washing Machine (Laundry) Extractor Hood (Galley) Warm air blower mounted in the galley units plinth Starting from forrd, VIRUNGA contains the following compartments: Fore-Peak: Anchor-cable bins + fuel-logs storage. Workshop and store room: Storage racks and paint locker; work bench and tool storage; bow-thruster Lobby (access to/from upper-deck): Cloakroom + racked suite-case storage; locker for upper-deck covers. Also used for cycle and upper-deck furniture storage in the winter Master Bedroom: 15.75 sq m/169 sq ft 4 x portholes with roller blinds Walk-around King-size bed with twin reading lights Three wardrobes giving 12.5 feet (380 cm) of hanging space Five chests of drawers (providing 23 drawers) Double-glazed skylight Ceiling fan over the bed Forward bathroom with poured epoxy flooring (Wet Room): 5 sq m/55 sq ft 2 x portholes with roller blinds Walk-in shower Full-size bath Toilet Vanity unit with large illuminated mirror Sink Heated towel-rack Extractor fan. Main Saloon: 20 sq m/224 sq ft 2 x portholes with roller blinds 4 x large double glazed windows with wooden blinds Large double-glazed opening sky-light 9 x ceiling spots (+ dimmers) 2 x reading spotlights Three easy chairs Breakfast-bar (aft) with stools Built-in bookshelves Satellite decoder and TV 2 x Kenwood audio speakers Stairs to upper-deck dining area Under-stairs storage cupboard. Galley: 7 sq m / 76 sq ft Electrical appliances - as detailed in the Domestic Specifications (above) plus: Water-filtration unit Blown warm-air heater fitted in the the cupboard unit plinth Illuminated work-top with six power points Illuminated extractor hood 2 x lower corner units with rotating carousels Sink & drainer unit Ceiling fan 2 x portholes with roller blinds Laundry: Electrical units as detailed in the Domestic Specifications (above) plus: Extractor fan Fitted clothes lines Ironing board 2 x portholes Office: 2 x portholes (one of which is a skylight) Fitted bookshelves Computer desk Office chair Standard lamp Drawer unit (NB. This room can be easily adapted to provide a further bedroom) Switchboard Room: As in 'Technical Specifications - Electrical Power' plus: Main Switchboard: breakers; power-supply change-over switch Tank contents measuring manifold and contents gauge Waste tanks auto/manual pumping controls, timers and alarms AC and DC circuit-diagrams Breakers - grouping and identities table for 33 breakers Battery Management meter (Amp/Hours; Voltage; Amps) Battery alarm Shore-power consumption meter Generator remote-start controls 1 x skylight porthole Emergency portable starter unit (24v & 12 v) plus charger Engine room: See also Technical Specifications Diesel fuel transfer pump Bilge/deck wash pump Battery charger (24v & 12v) Portable submersible pump Deck-wash/fire-fighting hose + nozzle Storage locker for spares Tool box and work-top Steering Gear Compartment Rudder heads and upper-bearings + cross-head linkage Wheelhouse: 12 sq m / 134 sq ft Helm console with a wide range of system alarms. Icom AIS system Bow-thruster joy-stick Single Morse lever engine control Rudder position indicator Two VHF radios (Simrad ATIS and ICOM) Hand-held spotlight Clinometer Chart-table area Helmsman’s chair; long gate-leg table; fitted bench-seat with locker under. Radiator Hatch and stairs to Main Saloon Hatch and stairs to Visitors Apartment Guests’ Apartment - Saloon / Dining room: 14 sq m / 159 sq ft Corner work-top unit with power sockets, sink and tap - cupboard under Fridge under Fitted bench seat Large oval dining table with light-cluster over Bed-settee Solid fuel fire Portable air conditioning unit Guests’ Apartment - Bedroom: 5 sq m/ 54 sq ft Double bed with mattress Single bunk Hanging space and cupboards under Bedding locker. Guests’ Apartment - Bathroom: Built-in shower compartment Sink with cupboard under Toilet Built-in bathroom cabinet. This entire Guests Apartment could also be let-out to paying tenants with only minor enhancements. A comprehensive inventory of portable fittings and furnishings to be included in the sale is available to view onboard. Full compartment dimensions are available on request. UPPERDECK ARRANGEMENTS The spacious fore-deck, plus wide side-decks with portable guardrails, provide a good measure of safety when working and moving around on the upper-deck. Large open deck area for dining/lounging with 2 x wooden reclining liner-chairs. Teak sliding hatch from upper-deck dining area to saloon. Avon inflatable dingy (4 person) Portuguese bridge across the front of the wheelhouse. Fold-down wheelhouse. 2 x large opening double-glazed skylights Access hatch to forward lobby Blue-board with flashing light Orange horn-light on aft' goal-post mast. Port and starboard white upper-deck and mooring lights on each bridge wing Folding main and fore masts Satellite TV aerial Deck wash-down connections P & S Four pairs of large diameter bollards, + seven single bollards; Two bow fairleads Fore-deck - Twin windlass with cable-holders and independent warping drums 2 x 134 kg anchors, each with 40m of 31kn breaking-strain chain cable. Aft deck - Combined anchor and stern-warp windlass plus stern-anchor on 20 m steel-wire rope Electrical connection socket for bunker-ship's umbilical cable Regularly maintained by the current owners; a wide range of operating and servicing documentation is carried onboard, as is her recent survey and servicing history. Return to the top of this page for the index of other pages on this website |