MV Faust
MV Faust is a large ro-ro 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.
.jpg) MV Faust on the river Weser, Germany, 2012 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Faust |
| Namesake: | Faust |
| Owner: | Wallenius Lines[1] |
| Operator: | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics[1] |
| Port of registry: |
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| 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 GT33,546 NT30,383 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 |
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
- "MV Faust" (PDF). Wallenius Lines AB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- "Faust (9332925)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
- "Mighty Ships". DiscoveryHD.ca. CTV Global Media. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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