New ship: SS British Premier

This new ship is a tanker based on the real SS British Premier. She was a british oil tanker built in 1922 and operated by the British Tanker Company. During the Second World War she gave service by transporting oil from the Persian Gulf to UK, around the Cape of Good Hope, until she was sunk 200 miles southwest of Freetown by the U-65, on December the 24th of 1940.

The real specifications for this ship were:

• Length: N/A
• Beam (~"width"): N/A
• Draught (~"height"): N/A
• Gross tonnage: 5872 metric tons
• Max. speed: N/A
• Engine power: N/A

See a picture of this ship at wikipedia.org

After a bit of work using blender, these are some results:

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

This ship has been coded into Simutrans as an early crude oil tanker, which has to fill the timeline between 1920 and 1960.

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	British Premier
Freight	Oel
Capacity	270 t
Max.Speed	19 Km/h
Intro Year	1922
Retire Year	1959

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• Wikipedia
• uboat.net

New Ship: Eaglescliffe Hall

I've based this new ship (both versions, bulker and lumber vessel) in the old and small british vessel SS Eaglescliffe Hall, which served as a lake bulker (it has a typical laker hull) but was claimed during Second World War to transport different goods all around the UK. She returned to the lakes in 1959 and sunk in 1961 while serving as lumber barge near Vancouver.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from wikipedia.org):

• Length: 75 m
• Beam (~"width"): 13 m
• Draught (~"height"): 6 m
• Gross tonnage: N/A metric tons
• Max. speed: N/A
• Engine power: N/A

See a picture at wikipedia.org

After a bit of work using blender, these are some results (click to enlarge):

Blender renderized output (bulker-lumber)

Simutrans screenshot (bulker-lumber)

This ship has been coded into Simutrans as an old bulk carrier, which has to fill the timeline of first half of the 20th century. It has also been painted a lumber barge version, which covers the same period.

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	Eaglescliffe Hall
Freight	Kohle	Holz
Capacity	200 t	170 t
Max.Speed	20 Km/h
Intro Year	1928
Retire Year	1961

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• Wikipedia

New ship: MV Fedra

This new ship is a large bulk carrier based on the real MV Fedra vessel. The MV Fedra was a spanish manufactured (AESA company) bulk ship run under liberian flag. The ship was known because of the accident she had on October 10th 2008, in Europa Point (Gibraltar), where she crashed against the coast after loosign anchorage because of 12 Beaufort scale heavy winds. She broke in two just after all the 31 crew members were rescued.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from shipspotting.com):

• Length: 224,85 m
• Beam (~"width"): 32,25 m
• Draught (~"height"): 18,01 m
• Gross tonnage: 35886 metric tons
• Max. speed: N/A
• Engine power: N/A

See some pictures at wordpress.com

After a bit of work using blender, these are some results:

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

This ship has been coded into Simutrans as a big modern bulk carrier, which has to fill the timeline after 1980.

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	MV Fedra
Freight	Kohle
Capacity	900 t
Max.Speed	29 Km/h
Intro Year	1982
Retire Year	N/A

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• Wordpress.com (in spanish)
• Wikipedia
• Video at Youtube
• Video at Youtube

New ship: Owari Maru

I've based this new ship in the Owari Maru, a Japanese large bulk carrier. This new ship was built in 2007 by Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. ship yard, and has been run since then by Samarinda Maritima S.A. under Panama flag.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from shipspotting.com):

• Length: 319,58 m
• Beam (~"width"): 54,0 m
• Draught (~"height"): 24,30 m
• Gross tonnage: 113928 metric tons
• Max. speed: 16,4 knots (~28 Km/h)
• Engine power: 22432 kW

See picture at www.shipspotting.com

After a bit of work using blender, these are some results:

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

This ship has been coded into Simutrans as a very modern bulk carrier, which has to fill the latest timeline gap, after 2007.

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	Owari Maru
Freight	Kohle
Capacity	1800 t
Max.Speed	28 Km/h
Intro Year	2007
Retire Year	N/A

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• ships-info.info
• shipspotting.com

New ship: Nordic Heron

This Simutrans ship is based in the real Nordic Heron, a petrol tanker built for Nordic Tankships A/S in 1959. She was renamed & reflagged in 1970 as the «Hariclia Venizelos», with greek flag. She was sold and broken up at Kaohsiung in 1977.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from marirers-l.co.uk):

• Length: 202 m
• Beam (~"width"): 25 m
• Draught (~"height"): 11 m
• Cargo capacity: N/A
• Max. speed: 16 knots (~30 Km/h)
• Engine power: N/A

See some pictures at snesejler.dk

After a bit of work using blender, these are some results:

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

This ship has been coded into Simutrans as a modern petrol tanker, which has to fill the timeline gap after 1959, but it might be modified to cover a shorter or different sting.

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	Nordic Heron
Freight	Oel
Capacity	650 m³
Max.Speed	30 Km/h
Intro Year	1959
Retire Year	N/A

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• snesejler.dk
• mariners-l.co.uk

New ship: MV New Zealand Star

This Simutrans ship is based in the real MV New Zealand Star 2, a refrigerated goods cargo vessel run by Blue Star Line Ltd. This ship was built in 1967, and she was refitted into a containership in 1977 and renamed as Wellington Star 3. She was broken up in 1993 at Chittagong.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from bluestarline.org):

• Length: 168,36 m
• Beam (~"width"): 22,36 m
• Draught (~"height"): 9,96 m
• Cargo capacity: N/A
• Max. speed: 16 knots (~30 Km/h)
• Engine power: N/A

See picture at Blue Star Line website

After a bit of work using blender, this are some results:

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

This ship has been coded into Simutrans as a modern cooled goods ship, which has to fill the timeline gap between 1967 and 1990, but it might be modified to cover a longer/different sting.

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	New Zealand Star
Freight	meat
Capacity	320 t
Max.Speed	30 Km/h
Intro Year	1967
Retire Year	N/A

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• Blue Star Line website

New ship: MV Lake Illawarra

I've based this new ship in the MV Lake Illawarra, an Australian medium-sized ore ship. This ship was built in 1958, and had an accident in january 1975, when crashed with the Tasman Bridge and obviously got sunk.

The real specifications for this ship are (taken from wikipedia.org):

• Length: 135,62 m
• Beam (~"width"): 17,86 m
• Draught (~"height"): 9,54 m
• Cargo capacity: N/A
• Max. speed: 12 knots (~22 Km/h)
• Engine power: N/A

See picture at www.photoship.co.uk

After a bit of work using blender, this are some results:

Blender renderized output

Simutrans screenshot

This ship has been coded into Simutrans as a modern bulk ship, which has to fill the timeline gap between 1958 and 1982, but it might be modified to cover a longer sting.

Simutrans object data

Type	Ship
Name	MV Lake Illawarra
Freight	Kohle
Capacity	450 t
Max.Speed	22 Km/h
Intro Year	1958
Retire Year	1982

This vehicle is available in the Pak128 2.0. See the Pak128 web site for more info.

For more information on this ship check the following links:

• Wikipedia