Khan Asparukh (ship)
Khan Asparukh was the largest Bulgarian tanker owned and operated by Navibulgar.
Khan Asparukh in Varna shipyard | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Khan Asparukh |
| Owner | Navibulgar |
| Operator | Navibulgar |
| Port of registry | Bulgaria, Varna |
| Builder | Varna shipyard |
| Laid down | May 2003 |
| Launched | 27 March 1976 |
| Fate | Scrapped December 2003 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 244 m (800 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 39 m (127 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 15.5 m (50 ft 10 in) |
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). 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. 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.
The tanker was a part of the Navibulgar until December 3, 2003, when it was sold for scrapping in Alang, India.