MSC Oscar
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_002.jpg) MV MSC Oscar arriving at the Port of Rotterdam
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | MSC Oscar |
| Owner | Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| Operator | Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| Port of registry |  Panama[1] |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9703291[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | 197,362 DWT |
| Length | 395.4 m (1,297 ft) |
| Beam | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Installed power | 16 mW (2.1×10−5 hp)[2] |
| Speed | 22.8 kn (42.2 km/h; 26.2 mph)[2] |
| Capacity | 19,224 TEU |
| Crew | 35[2] |
MSC Oscar is the largest container ship in the world (as of January 2015[update]).[3][4] Christened on 8 January 2015, the MSC Oscar assumed the title from the CSCL Globe inaugurated in November 2014.[5]
Name
The Oscar takes its name from the son of Diego Aponte, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) president and chief executive.[2]
Construction
Oscar was build by Daewoo in South Korea for $140m.[2]
The largest
At nearly the length of four football fields laid end to end, the MSC Oscar has a draft of 16 meters; it can carry the equivalent to 39,000 cars or more than 120 million pairs of sneakers.
Gallery
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Arriving at Felixstowe, England
References
- ^ a b "MSC OSCAR". MarineTraffic. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Parkinson, Justin (11 March 2015). "On board the world's biggest ship". BBC News Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "MSC Oscar". MSC. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Stromberg, Joseph (8 January 2015). "The MSC Oscar just became the world's biggest container ship". Vox (website). Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Stackhouse, Laura (13 January 2015). "The MSC Oscar has already stolen the CSCL Globe's 'biggest ship' title". Marine Trader Online. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to MSC Oscar (ship, 2014).
- On board the world's biggest ship, BBC News.
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