SI G NI FI C A N T S HI P S o f 2 0 2 0 W


el c o m e t o t h e 2 0 2 0 e diti o n of RI N A’s Si g nifi c a nt S hi ps. As c ust o m ar y, t h e


f oll o wi n g is a s el e cti o n of s o m e of t h e m ost si g nifi c a nt s hi ps o v er 1 0 0 m i n l e n gt h d eli v er e d d uri n g 2 0 2 0. B y si g nifi c a nt w e m e a n s hi ps t h at ar e t h e


first i n a s eri es or t y p e f or a p arti c ul ar


s hi p o w n er or b uil d er, v ess els t h at m a y b e o n e- offs or t h os e w hi c h diff er i n s o m e i m p ort a nt w a y fr o m a n e arli er sist er s hi p. T his e diti o n of Si g nifi c a nt S hi ps m ar ks t he 3 0t h


a n ni vers ar y of t h e p u bli c ati o n a n d t o c el e br ate t h at t here is a s h ort s e cti o n l o o ki n g at t he li ves a n d f ates of s o m e of t h e s hi ps


fr o m 1 9 9 0. It is q uit e


re m ar k a bl e t h at m ore t h a n h alf were still i n s er vi c e after 3 0 ye ars w h e n t h e a ver a ge lifes p a n of a vess el is c o nsi d ere d t o b e 2 0 – 2 5 ye ars. S el e cti n g w hi c h v ess els t o


i n cl u d e is a n


i nt er esti n g t as k w hi c h b e gi ns al m ost as s o o n as t h e pr e vi o us e diti o n is c o m pl et e d. F oll o wi n g t h e a n n o u n c e m e nts of n e w or d ers a n d d eli v eri es is b ut p art of t h e t as k, as c h oi c es t h e n n e e d t o b e m a d e a n d i nf or m ati o n g at h er e d. As t h e y e ar pr o gress es t h e ti m e f or d oi n g t his b e c o m es s h ort er a n d s o m e e arl y o pti o ns i n e vit a bl y f all b e hi n d as c o nstr u cti o n is d el a y e d f or all m a n n er of r e as o ns. I n 2 0 2 0, t h e us u al r e as o ns


c o m p o u n d e d – o v ers h a d o w e d e v e n – b y


f or d el a ys w er e t h e


C o vi d- 1 9 p a n d e mi c. C o m pl eti n g a s hi p is al w a ys a l a b o ur i nt e nsi v e t as k a n d a c hi e vi n g t h at w h e n tr yi n g t o e ns ur e s af e w or ki n g pr a cti c es a n d dist a n ci n g h as m e a nt a d diti o n al h ol d u ps w er e i n e vit a bl e. It is a t est a m e nt t o t h e eff orts of t h os e e n g a ge d i n b uil di n g s hi ps t h at t here are vess els t o fill t h e p a ges of t his e diti o n at all. T he p a n d e mi c h as als o m e a nt t h at m a n y i m a ges of s hi p l a u nc hes a n d


d eli veri es l ast ye ar a n d i nt o 2 0 2 1 will b e n ot a bl e f or t he n u m b er of p e o pl e we ari n g f a c e m as ks a n d t he l a c k of cr o w ds. I n cl u d e d i n t his y e ar’s s el e cti o n ar e s o m e tr ul y


si g nifi c a nt v ess els. T h es e i n cl u d e t w o o w n e d b y Fre nc h li ner o p er at or C M A C G M, t h e Te nere a n d J ac q ues S a a dé. T h e f or m er is t h e w orl d’s first n e w b uil d g as-f u ell e d V L C S a n d t he l atter t he first g as-f u ell e d U L C S. B ot h h a ve b e e n tre n ds etters a n d ot her o p er at ors h a ve si nc e f oll o we d s uit i n or d eri n g L N G-f u ell e d b o x vess els. A n ot h er o p er at or wit h t w o c o nt ai n er s hi ps


fe at ure d is H M M wit h b ot h H M M Osl o a n d H M M Algecir as . Alt h o u g h ver y si mil ar b ut n ot i d e nti c al i n siz e a n d fe at ures, t h e p air c o ul d well b e referre d t o as st e psisters r at h er t h a n tr u e sisters as t h e y were b uilt b y differe nt y ar ds i n K ore a. D es pite h a vi n g n o offs h ore s hi ps fe at ure d i n t his


ye ar’s s el e cti o n, m a n y ot her t y p es are re pres e nte d. T h er e ar e b ul k c arri ers, r e ef er c o nt ai n er s hi ps, g e n er al c ar g o s hi ps, L N G b u n k eri n g v ess els, t a n kers, g as c arri ers, cr uis e s hi ps, r o-r os a n d ferri es. O n e of t h e cr uis e s hi ps is Sc arlet L a d y , o w n e d b y


Ri c h ar d Br a ns o n’s Vir gi n V o y a g es. T his is t h e airli n e t y c o o n’s first f or a y i nt o cr uis e s hi ps a n d t h e v ess el pr o vi d es a n


i nt er esti n g c o ntr ast wit h


Re n aiss a nce II , w hi c h w as f e at ur e d i n t h e 1 9 9 0 p u bli c ati o n. T h at s hi p l at er b e c a m e E as y Cr uis e O ne a n d t h e fl a gs hi p of a n ot h er airli n e r el at e d cr uis e br a n d. T w o v ess els – N ati o n al Ge o gr a p hic E n d ur a nce


a n d Sil ver Origi n – are e x a m pl es of t he ne w bre e d of e x p e diti o n cr uis e s hi ps. W hil e t h e y m a y all h a v e b e e n c o nstr u cte d f or si mil ar p ur p os es, t he d esi g ns c o ul d n ot b e m ore differe nt i n a p p e ar a nc e.


N ati o n al Ge o gr a p hic E n d ur a nce is t h e first cr uis e


v ess el t o b e b uilt t o P ol ar C o d e P C 5. It f e at ur es t h e Ulst ei n X- B o w t h at w as first d e v el o p e d f or offs h or e v ess els, b ut w hi c h h as tr a nsiti o n e d w ell i nt o t h e p ass e n g er s hi p s e ct or. W h er e as Sil ver Origi n


is o nl y t h e s e c o n d D ut c h- b uilt cr uis e s hi p


i n r e c e nt ti m es a n d w as c o nstr u ct e d b y D e H o o p, w hi c h als o b uilt t h e e arli er Cele brit y Fl or a . Sil ver Origi n h as cl assi c cr uis e s hi p li n es a n d is d esti n e d f or G al a p a g os cr uisi n g. T h e v ari o us r o- p a x v ess els i n cl u d e d als o s h o w


m ar k e d diff er e n c es i n d esi g n a n d t y p e. T h er e is t h e t ri m ar a n B aj a m ar E x pr ess r e pr es e nti n g A ustr ali a a n d Es p er a n z a , w hi c h f e at ur es w h at m a y b e t h e m ost u n us u al b o w d esi g n t o d at e. B uilt i n C hi n a t o a C a n a di a n d esi g n, t h e s hi p is f or s er vi c e i n t h e P at a g o ni a n Fj or ds of C hil e. R o-r o v ess el Ec o V al e nci a


is t h e first of t h e


Gri m al di Gr e e n 5t h G e n er ati o n cl ass, a n d G alici a a St e n a E- Fl e x er a d a pt e d t o t h e n e e ds of its c h art er er Britt a n y F erri es. T h e gr o wi n g i m p ort a n c e of L N G as a f u el is


c o vere d b y L N G-f u ell e d s hi ps of differe nt t y p es a n d m ore p arti c ul arl y b y t h e i ncl usi o n of s o m e of t h e ne w L N G b u n keri n g vess els. It m a y n ot b e p ossi bl e t o n a m e all of t h e s hi ps


f e at ur e d h er e b ut t h e f oll o wi n g p a g es s h o ul d pr o v e a n i nt er esti n g r e a d d et aili n g h o w t h e n e w g e n er ati o n of v ess els ar e m e eti n g t h e c h all e n g es of e n vir o n m e nt al r e g ul ati o n a n d c ust o m er s atisf a cti o n t h a n ks t o i n n o v ati v e d esi g ns a n d n e w t e c h n ol o gi es.


M alc ol m L at arc he Ass oci ate E dit or, Fe br u ar y 2 0 2 1


N ot e s


I n t h e t a bl e s w hi c h f or m p art of e a c h s hi p d e s cri pti o n, all di m e n si o n s, al s o d e a d w ei g ht a n d di s pl a c e m e nt t o n n a g e s, ar e m etri c unl e s s ot h er wi s e st at e d. M a c hi n er y p o w er s h a v e b e e n s p e cifi e d a s ‘ b h p’ or ‘ k W’ i n a c c or d a n c e wit h i nf or m ati o n r e c ei v e d fr o m t h e s hi p b uil d er or o w n er. E m er g e n c y alt er n at or s ar e n ot n or m all y i n cl u d e d i n t h e n u m b er of alt er n at or s. W h e n a d a s h (-) h a s b e e n i n cl u d e d a g ai n st a n it e m, t hi s g e n er all y d e n ot e s l a c k of i nf or m ati o n b ut w h er e it i s k n o w n t h at f e at ur e s h a v e n ot b e e n i n cl u d e d, t hi s i s i n di c at e d b y ‘ nil’. T h e n u m b er of si st er s hi p s c o m pl et e d or o n or d er d o e s n ot i n cl u d e t h e s hi p pr e s e nt e d. S o m e s hi p s s h o w n a s ‘ o n or d er’ m a y h a v e b e e n d eli v er e d b y t h e ti m e t hi s p u bli c ati o n a p p e ar s.


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