The RoRo vessel MV Talabot is the fifth vessel in a series of 5 ships. She was delivered from Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Ltd., Japan in June 1979. The vessel is specially suited for high & heavy cargo and project cargo but she also has flexibility to carry trucks and cars with high payload efficiency.
MV Talabot was converted by replacing container space on deck 4 and adding extra car decks by Chengxi Shipyard China in 2004. MV Talabot is a sistership to MV Tapiola, MV Toba, MV Tampere and MV Tourcoing.
The ship is built to the class of Lloyd's Register of Shipping with the following designations: +100 A1 Roll on Roll off cargo ship, movable decks + LMC and UMS.
Deck and Ramp System:
Heavy units are loaded on the strengthened deck 1 which can carry loads of 10 tons/m2. Deck no. 2, 3 and 3A can be used for heavy loads up to 4 tons/m2 and deck 4th can be used for stowage of units up to 3 tons/m2 if needed. Hoistable deck no. 2B allow loads up to 0.2 tons/m2. 1083 TEU's can be stowed under deck 4. Garage deck 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are specially designed for stowing cars.
Stern ramp is located starboard AFT and is arranged with a 36 degree angle of incident from the centre line with entrance on deck 3 aft. This angle together with a ramp width of 12 m assures flexibility in loading and discharging operations. Total capacity for the stern ramp is 400 tons with a maximum vehicle load at 154 tons.
Anchoring/Winches:
The forward deck machinery consists of 2 x 20 tons Electric combined windlass/mooring winces and one 10 tons electric mooring winch. Amidships there are two 10 tons Mitsubishi Electric Mooring Winches and the poop deck is equipped with 2 x 20 tons and 2 x 10 tons Mitsubishi Electric Mooring Winches. This system provides good flexibility in securing the vessel along quay and in other operational situations.
There is a MHI Electric Crane Capacity max. 40 tons located at the forward part of the weather deck and one provision crane in connection with the superstructure.
Cargo ventilation:
Fans evenly distributed throughout the vessel on upper deck create good ventilation during loading/discharging. The lower holds are ventilated with 30 air changes per hour, while deck 2 and 3 are ventilated with 25 air changes per hour.
Machinery:
The propulsion machinery is a Mitsubishi Sulzer 9RND90M with an output of 22190 Kw with remote control from bridge or control room. The vessel is fitted with a fixed right-handed propeller with 5 blades. For increased manuvering abilities two thrusters' type Electro-hydraulic control pitch are installed, one fore and one aft.
For electrical power supply there are 5 Yanmar / 8ZL-UT diesel generators with a total capacity of 9375 Kw. In addition there is one Mitsubishi / DH2MP emergency generator installed with capacity 150 Kw which assures sufficient power supply if needed.
The vessel is equipped with a highly effective spade type rudder to assist in controlling the lateral movements of the stern.
The navigational system:
GPS 1&2: LeicaDGPS Navigators
Radar 1: Kelvin Hughes 10 cm radar with Arpa
Radar 2: Kelvin Hughes 3 cm radar with Arpa
Radar 3: Raytheon radar with Arpa
Electronic chart: Maris Ecdis 900
Auto steering: Tokyo Keiki
Gyro 1 & 2: Sperry Gyro Compasses
Navtex: Furuno Facsimilie Receiver
Speed Log: Sperry Doppler
Echo Sounder: Kelvin Hughes
Communication/GMDSS:
Inmarsat C: SKANTI Combridge 9000 Scansat-CT
DSC Controller: Skanti DS9000
Satcom B: Ship Earth Station with JRC Telephone
VHF 1, 2 and 3: SKANTI 3000
Walkie Talkies: Motorola Radius GP 300 and GP 340 (for internal communication)
Portable VHF'S: Navico AXIS 150 GMDSS
Radar Transponders: MC Murdo RT9-3
Free float EPIRB (SARSAT/COSPAS): Mc Murdu E-3
Interior:
All cabins are located on deck 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in the accommodation and the vessel is equipped with gym on deck 5, sauna, TV-room for officers and crew, swimming pool and mess room for crew and officers on deck 6 all to provide the crew with the possibility of relaxing activities. Pilot cabin is located on deck 9 and captain's suite on deck 8 for easy access to the bridge.
Security arrangements:
For fire extinguishing the ship is fitted with a Tokyo Keiki Kiddie low pressure CO2 system containing 27 tons of CO2 covering all cargo holds and the engine room. In addition to this there are 2 pcs medium expansion and 1 pc high expansion foam system. A number of portable CO2, water and foam fire extinguishers are also fitted throughout the vessel.
The vessel has 2 open life boats capable of carrying 40 persons each, three life rafts with capacity of 25 persons each and 41 survival suits.