Khan Asparukh (ship)

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

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	100,000 GT 111,896 NT 318,000 DWT
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).[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]