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.

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:	Sweden[2]
Builder:	Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, South Korea[1]
Completed:	2007
Identification:	IMO number: 9332925 Call 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

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. "MV Faust" (PDF). Wallenius Lines AB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
2. "Faust (9332925)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
3. "Mighty Ships". DiscoveryHD.ca. CTV Global Media. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2014.