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Current Name |
MSC Edith |
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Previous Name |
Lykes Crusader (until 2005), Safmarine Prime (until 2004), Ayrshire (until 2003), ADCL Samantha (until 2001), Norasia Samantha (until 2000) |
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Classification Society |
Det Norske Veritas / Germanischer Lloyd |
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IMO |
9169029 |
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Call Sign |
9HA2640 |
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Operator |
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., Geneva, Switzerland |
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Manager |
MSC Shipmanagement Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus |
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Owner |
Compania Naviera 'EDITH' S.A., Valletta, Malta |
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Flag |
Malta |
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Port of Registry |
Valletta |
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Type of Ship |
feeder container ship |
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Completion |
1998 |
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Shipyard |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Building No. |
336 |
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GT |
25.219 |
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DWT [t] |
18.779 |
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Overall Length [m] |
215,98 |
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Registered Breadth [m] |
26,66 |
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Maximum Draught [m] |
10,40 |
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Propulsion [KW] |
25.020 |
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Propulsion [BHP] |
34.018 |
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Speed [Kn] |
23,0 |
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Capacity Containers [TEU] |
1.388 |
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Additional Information |
type ship of the original sonamed Norasia-Lines "Norasia Samantha" class (10 vessels in design "NG254 FFB", 5 from HDW Kiel and 5 from Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd.), also see >MSC Marylena<, >MSC Caitlin<, >MSC Mia Summer<, >Hertford< and >MSC Lea< - these "open hatch" container ships of type "NG254 FFB" (Fast Feeder Containership), also known as container frigates, were characterized by a very high speed for the time and a very special appearance. Visually, the hull design of the China buildings differed somewhat from the HDW buildings. On her maiden voyage, the >Norasia Samantha< set a speed record for cargo ships of 26.15 knots. |
