E-Ship 1
![]() E-Ship 1 in Dieppe
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History | |
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Name | E-Ship 1 |
Owner | Enercon |
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Launched | 2 August 2008[1] |
Completed | 6 August 2010 |
Identification |
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Status | In active service, as of 2010 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 10,500 DWT |
Length | 130 m (426 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 22.5 m (73 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 6 to 9 m (20 to 30 ft) |
Installed power | Two diesel engines (2 × 3.5 MW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | Max 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) |
Capacity | 3 holds below deck, 20,580 m³ |
Notes | Special classification: Germanischer Lloyd |
The E-Ship 1 is a
Building history
The hull of E-Ship 1 was built by German shipbuilder Lindenau Werft in Kiel. The ship's launch took place on 2 August 2008, with the delivery date estimated for the first half of 2009. In September 2008,[2] Lindenau-Werft declared insolvency. On 25 January 2009, it was announced that E-Ship 1 would be towed to and completed by German shipyard Cassens-Werft in Emden.
Steel construction work was completed in 2010, and the ship was docked at North Sea Works, where final construction took place with the ship in the water. In April 2010, the E-Ship 1 returned to Cassens Werft, where preparations were made for sea trials. The ship set off for a first sea trial from Emden to Bremerhaven on 6 July 2010.[3] Three trial runs were completed until the end of July.[4] The ship made its first voyage with cargo in August 2010, carrying nine turbines for Castledockrell Wind Farm from Emden to Dublin, Ireland.[5]
Structure
The ship's bridge is located at the
Propulsion and machinery
The E-Ship 1 was equipped with nine
Published performance information
Performance results for the ship (including sea-keeping and wind power) were published by Enercon on 23 September 2013.[7]
References
- ^ Stapellauf S 285 - YouTube 5 August 2008
- ^ Lindenau-Werft am Ende[permanent dead link], shz.de, 22 September 2008
- ^ "Enercon-Schiff unternimmt erste Probefahrten" [Enercon ship undertakes first sea trials] (in German). General-Anzeiger. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "E-Ship 1 zurück in Emden" [E-Ship 1 back in Emden] (in German). Enercon. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "State-of-the-art cargo ship to dock with haul of wind turbines". siliconrepublic. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "The Return of Rotor Sail Ships: E-Ship 1 - Harnessing the Power of Wind". 17 March 2017.
- ^ a b https://www.stg-online.org/onTEAM/shipefficiency/programm/06-STG_Ship_Efficiency_2013_100913_Paper.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
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- Ugly ships
- Marine buzz Archived 6 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- E-Ship 1 in service in June 2010
- Video about E-Ship 1 on YouTube
- 2013 Enercon Publication about performance results of E-Ship 1 (PDF)