MV Faust
MV Faust on the river Weser, Germany, 2012 | |
History | |
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Name: | Faust |
Namesake: | Faust |
Owner: | Wallenius Lines[1] |
Operator: | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics[1] |
Port of registry: | Sweden[2] |
Builder: | Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, South Korea[1] |
Completed: | 2007 |
Identification: | IMO number: 9332925Call sign: SLKQ MMSI number: 266260000[2] |
Status: | In service |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type: | Car carrier |
Tonnage: |
71,583 GT 33,546 NT 30,383 DWT |
Length: | 227.8 m (747 ft) |
Beam: | 32.26 m (106 ft) |
Height: | 51.98 m (171 ft) |
Draft: |
9.5 m (31 ft) (design) 11.3 m (37 ft) (maximum) |
Decks: | 13; 5 movable |
Ramps: | Stern quarter and side ramps |
Installed power: | B&W 7S60MC-C |
Propulsion: | Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller |
Capacity: |
8,000 cars (RT-43) 3,484 cars, 468 buses |
Crew: | 15 |
MV Faust is a large ro-ro large car carrier built in 2007 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for Wallenius Lines AB, Sweden. It is currently operated by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics.[1] It is one of the largest car carriers in the world.
Faust appeared in a 2008 episode of the Discovery Channel's documentary series Mighty Ships during a voyage between the UK and United States.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "MV Faust" (PDF). Wallenius Lines AB. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- 1 2 "Faust (9332925)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-08-04. (registration required (help)).
- ↑ "Mighty Ships". DiscoveryHD.ca. CTV Global Media. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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