Gas carrier Lalla Fatma N’soumer

Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation delivered the 145,445m3 LNG carrier, Lalla Fatma N’soumer (HN:1534), to Algeria Nippon Gas Transport Corporation on Oct. 29, 2004. The
LNG carrier is the third of the 145,000m3 class developed by Kawasaki and designed with 10,000m3 larger capacity than the conventional 135,000m3 type carrier, although the ship dimensions are almost the same as the conventional type. Therefore, the LNG carrier can visit many LNG terminal ports worldwide. Four LNG cargo tanks are of the independent Kawasaki completes LNG carrier, Lalla Fatma N’soumer spherical MOSS type. The heat insulation is the Kawasaki panel system that demonstrates a high heat insulation effect. This insulation system maintains the BOG rate at approximately 0.15% a day. The cargo tanks are installed inside the compartment built with double side shells and double bottom to ensure safety so that the cargo tanks are not damaged directly. The wheel-house is equipped with advanced integrated navigation equipment, which has improved ship operation. Windows around the wheel-house provide a panoramic an invertor is used for the cargo pump to reduce impact to the pipes when
starting the pump. The ship is designed for one-man-bridge operation.
The ship Lalla Fatma N’soumer has overal length of 297.50 meters and length between perpendiculars of 283.00 meters. The beam of the ship is 45.75 meters, depth is 25.50 meters and the draft of the ship fully loaded is 10.95 meters. These measurements are giving to the ship deadweight of 72,533 metric tons and gross tonnage of 111,162 GT. The man engines of Lalla Fatma N’soumer is MHI MS40-2 wikth full power of 26,800 kW which is giving power for speed of 21.32 knots.