Vessel History

The MV Liberty has had an interesting life.  

Oil platform tender from 1986, in Canada, then sold to P&O for work servicing the French South Pole Base out of Tasmania under contract by the French Government, then in 2017 she became the MV YWAM Liberty, and served as a medical ship for YWAM in PNG

M.E.s-Since the recommission in October 2024, till now, they have run: PS 362 hours and SB 344 hours.

Owner’s note: “we restored both main engines in 2020, and gen sets 2024, installed new STP, new aft air conditioning, and water maker in 2024.  We went through our 5-year tail shaft dry dock 2024, installed inside what was formerly known as the cargo hold, five medical containers, eye surgery, dental surgery, women’s surgery (OBGYN), pharmacy, and a medical lab/xray unit.  All in 20-foot containers. This was done in the after half of the cargo hold.  We now refer to it as our medical deck.  Also, in the front half we turned that in to an event and dining room space.  Air conditioned.

We are a USA nonprofit, flagged with MCI and class is BV. We did 21,000 medical services last year all free of charge for PNG. “

Ship Particulars

Ship Type: Supply vessel

Flag: Cook Island

Port Registry: Avert

Classification

Class Symbols: I+Hull+Mach

Service Notations: Special Service

Navigation Notation: Unrestricted Navigation

Add Class Notation: Ice I-Super

Machinery: + Mach

Equipment: 1 Main Anchor, chain diameter 34 mm, steel quality Q2 (High tensile strength steel)

Hull

Overall Length: 65.5m

LPP: 58.33m

Beam: 12.6m

Draft: 5.35m

Freeboard: 309mm

Deadweight: 949 tons

Gross Tonnage: 1753 t

Keel Type: Ice I - Super

Builder: Ferguson_Ailsa

Date of build: 01 Jan 1986

Survey Type: Normal (Hull)

Construction: Steel

Machinery

Propelling Type: Internal Combustion Engine

Total Power: 4534kW (6160)

Propelling Machinery: 1 Mirrlees Blackstone MB 275 4T, 8cyl, 1000 rpm

Date of Build: 01 Jan 1986

Propeller: 2 Controllable pitch Screw Propeller LB (oil-closed), 239 rpm

Auxiliary Engine: 2 Internal Combustion Engine (324kW / 440hp)

Electric Installations: 3 Generators 375kVA (300kW)

Survey Type: Continuous

Speed: 14 knots

Drive: Automatic control in wheelhouse

Automated Installations

1. Control Station

• Monitoring and control station in the wheelhouse
• Central monitoring and control station in the Engine Room

2. Propelling Machinery Control

• Automatic control in wheelhouse

3. Automatic Control Auxiliaries

• Lubrication emergency electric pump of ME
• Lubricating emergency electric pump of GB
• Two main air compressors

4. Electricity Production

• Three Diesel Alternators with manual starting, synchronizing and loading

Dynamic Positioning Installation

DYNOPAS AM/AT

Accommodation

62 total beds on board. Single, double, four and 6 berth cabins

Galley

Oven stove top, microwave, filtered water, fridge, designed to serve 3 meals a day for 62 persons

Refrigerator

Walk in freezer, walk in cooler, ice maker, two stand up refrigerator in mess hall

Engine Description

Propelling type: Diesel

Total power: 4534 kW (6160 HP)

Propelling machinery: 2 MIRRLEES BLACKSTONE MB 275

Mechanical Details

Winch ship towing harness cables, 5-ton gantry crane, helideck with heli coms. DP1 on bridge

Tankage

Exempt from Ballast water management given coastal operations. Tank capacity and layout refer to our Class Certificate in the BV on line system called Veristar. 

Electrical System

440 volts 3 phase 60 cycle. Distribution to 220

Navigation Equipment

Note: Equipped with DP1

Entertainment

Starlink system on board, with router and wifi hard wired throughout vessel. Also includes cameras. Café on main deck

Deck Equipment

32 ton crane, 1 ton crane

Heli Deck

Survey Details

Tailshaft docking was 2024, in Port Moresby at Curtain Brothers. Next docking 2029

Tenders

One of the two life boats serves as the rescue boat.

Exclusion

Ballast Water Management

Below are six videos of walk-throughs of the ship.  Here are some notes of details highlighted in the videos:

Video 1

• Captain’s Cabin – with private heads, single berth, closet, sink, toilet, shower, private office area
• Chief Engineer’s Cabin - with private heads, single berth, closet, sink, toilet, shower, private office area
• Cabin 20 – Double size bed, bunk bed, small desk space, sink, closet

Video 2

• Bridge – forward section of the ship
• Back of the bridge – charts and navigation
• Aft portion of the bridge 
• Life boats station: 2x
• 1 Zodiac Boat
• 32 tons crane
• Storage – containers
• Heli deck

Video 3

• Refrigerator
• Walk in freezer
• Walk in cooler

Videos 4 and 5

Some of the accommodation

• Cabin 2 – Chief mate cabin, single berth, desk, sink, no private head
• Cabin 3 – First Officer – single berth, closet, desk
• Cabin 5 – 4 berth cabin, sink, 4 closet
• Cabin 6 – 4 berths, 1 sink,  4 closet 1 shower, toilet
• Cabin 7 – 4 berth cabin, sink, 4 closet
• Cabin 8 – single berth, sink
• Cabin 9 – 6 berth cabin, desk, 4 closet, sink
• Cabin 10 – double berth, sink
• Cabin 11 – 6 berth cabin, desk, 4 closet, sink
• Cabin 12 – double berth, closet, desk, sink
• Cabin 13 - 6 berth cabin, desk, 4 closet, sink
• Cabin 14 – 4 berths, 4 closet, sink
• Cabin 24 – 3 berth, sink, closet
• Director’s cabin – Queen size bed, closet, 
• Lounge Space – bar space

Video 6

• Medical Containers/Medical deck – air-condition
• Cargo space
• Dinning Space
• Dry Store Goods / Food Storage
• Fire Equipment Storage
• Administration Space – Air condition
• Galley
• Crew Mess Space