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Khan Asparukh (ship)

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Khan Asparukh in Varna shipyard
History
NameKhan Asparukh
OwnerNavibulgar
OperatorNavibulgar
Port of registry Bulgaria, Varna
BuilderVarna shipyard
Laid downMay 2003
Launched27 March 1976
FateScrapped December 2003
General characteristics
TypeTanker
Tonnage
  • 100,000 GT
  • 111,896 NT
  • 318,000 DWT
Length244 m (800 ft 6 in)
Beam39 m (127 ft 11 in)
Draught15.5 m (50 ft 10 in)

Khan Asparukh was the largest Bulgarian tanker owned and operated by Navibulgar.[1]

The ship had a length overall of 224 metres (734 ft 11 in) and a draft of 15.5 metres (50 ft 10 in). The tanker used a 8RND-90 Sulzer Cegielski engine with 17,300 kilowatts (23,200 hp).[2] She a 100,000-tonne capacity. The ship began construction in 1974 in Varna shipyard. It was built according to a project of the Shipbuilding Institute in the city of Varna with the chief designer engineer Tasho Popov.[3] The first 100,000-tonne tanker built in Bulgaria was launched on March 24, 1976. The first captain and chief mechanic, respectively: Vidyo Videv and Peter Tsaperkov.[4]

The tanker was a part of the Navibulgar until December 3, 2003, when it was sold for scrapping in Alang, India.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Varna shipyard history bulyard.com
  2. ^ МОДЕЛ НА 100 000-ТОННИЯ ТАНКЕР “ХАН АСПАРУХ” morskivestnik.com/
  3. ^ "НТС Варна К Л У Б „КОРАБОСТРОИТЕЛ – ВЕТЕРАНИ" nts.varna-bg.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  4. ^ ТАНКЕРЪТ „ХАН АСПАРУХ” НА СНИМКА И НА КАРТИНА в."Моски вестник" morskivestnik.com //
  5. ^ Спомени от соца: Танкерът „Хан Аспарух” – флагманът на родното корабостроене flagman.bg/ //visited 03.02.2020