MSC Zoe
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The new containership MSC Zoe under tow at the Eurogate Terminal
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| History | |
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| Name: | MSC Zoe |
| Owner: | Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| Operator: | Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| Port of registry: |  Panama |
| Completed: | 2015 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 3482020[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 197,362 DWT |
| Length: | 395.4 m (1,297 ft) |
| Beam: | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Installed power: | MAN B&W 11S90ME-C two-stroke diesel engine; output: 62.5 MW (83,800 hp)[2] |
| Propulsion: | Single five-blade propeller; blade length: 10.5 m (34 ft)[2] |
| Speed: | 22.8 kn (42.2 km/h; 26.2 mph)[3][4] |
| Capacity: | 19,224 TEU |
| Crew: | 22 (lifeboat capacity = 35)[3] |
MSC Zoe (along with MSC Oscar and MSC Oliver) is the largest container ship in the world (as of August 2015[update]).[5][6] It is the third of a series of ships built by MSC, after MSC Oscar and MSC Oliver.[7]
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Name
MSC Zoe takes her name from the four year old grand daughter of Gianluigi Aponte, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) president and chief executive.[3]
Construction
MSC Zoe was built by Daewoo in South Korea for $140m.[3]
Ship's particulars
At the length of 395 metres, Zoe has a draft of 16 meters. She has a capacity of 19,224 TEU and a deadweight of 199,272 DWT.
Propulsion
The vessel's main engine is a two-stroke MAN B&W 11S90ME-C diesel engine, which is a height of 15.5 m (51 ft), a length of 25 m (82 ft) and a breadth of 11 m (36 ft).[2][4] The engine has a maximum continuous rating of 62.5 MW (83,800 hp) at 82.2 rpm and a normal continuous rating of 56.25 MW (75,430 hp) at 79.4 rpm.[2]
Sisterships
See also
References
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