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BERGE
STAHL
LARGEST
BULK CARRIER
When
completed in 1986, MS Berge Stahl was was the longest
and largest bulk carrier. She kept that record until
2011 when the MS Vale Brasil was delivered.
An iron
ore carrier, Berge Stahl had a capacity of 364,767
tonnes deadweight. She was 1,122 ft long, had a beam of
208 ft, and a draft of 75 ft. Berge Stahl was built in
1986 in the ship-yard of Hyundai Heavy Industries. The
colossal ship had a massive Hyundai B&W 7L90MCE engine
which produced 27,610 horse powers. Her enormous 9-meter
propeller pushed her to 13.5 knots.
Because of
her massive size, Berge Stahl could originally only tie
up, fully loaded, at two ports in the world, hauling ore
from the Terminal Marítimo de Ponta da Madeira in Brazil
to the Europoort near Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Even
at these ports, passage must be timed to coincide with
high tides to prevent the ship running aground. Berge
Stahl made this trip about ten times each year, or a
round-trip about every five weeks. Later on, some ports
in China could receive Berge Stahl but the load must be
reduced.
In April
2014, Berge Stahl received her last dry-docking, in
Portugal. The owner, Berge Bulk, announced that the
thirty-year-old vessel performed her last voyage to
Rotterdam in the autumn of 2016. She was then headed for
dry dock, where she was refitted before commencing a new
contract transporting iron ore from the Port of Tubarão
in Brazil to Sohar, Oman.
In July 2021 the ship was
beached at Gadani ship-breaking yard and scrapped. MS
Berge Stahl is one of the wonders of engineer plan and
one of the man made wonders of the world.
This primarily wood model
of the Berge Stahl is 32" long x 8" tall x 7" wide
$2,790
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included. Other places: $300 flat
rate. This model is in stock and can be shipped within
three business days.
We accept commissions to
build this ship at larger sizes. Please contact us for a
quote. Any ships, any sizes.
Learn more about the Berge
Stahl here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Berge_Stahl
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