Tp Ingles II
NAME: MSC OSCAR
OWNER: Mediterranean Shipping Company
OPERATOR: Mediterranean Shipping Company
FLAG: Panama
BUILDER: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine
COST: U$S 140M
TYPE: Container Ship
TONNAGE: 197.362 DWT
LENGTH: 395.4 M ( 1,297 ft )
BEAM: 59 M ( 194 ft )
DRAUGHT: 16 M
SPEED: 22.8 KN ( 42.2 KM/H ; 26.2 MPH )
CAPACITY: 19,224 TEU ( Twenty-Foot equivalent unit )
NAVIGATION ROUTE: Covers the route between Asia and Norther Europe via kobe, Nagoya anda Yokohama in Japan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Yantian inChina, Tanjung Pelepas ( Malaysia ), Colombo ( Sri Lanka ), Algeciras ( Spain ), Felixtowe ( England ), Rotterdam ( Holland ), Bremerhaven ( Germany ), Gothenburg ( Sweden ), and Wilhelmshave ( Germany ). On his way he stop at Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Le Havre ( France ), Colombo, tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, Hong Kong and Yantian.
NameMSC Oscar takes her name from the son of Diego Aponte, the president and chief executive of owner Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) ConstructionMSC Oscar was built by Daewoo in South Korea for US$140m.
Number of containersThe ship was first planned for 18,400 TEU. Upon completion of construction the capacity was 19,224 TEU, including the capacity for 1,800 refrigerated containers. As the deadweight tonnage of the ship is 197,362 DWT, she can only carry a full load of containers if each has a mean weight not exceeding 10.2 tonnes. With average 14-tonne containers, the capacity is around 14,000 TEU.
Propulsion
The vessels main engine is a two-stroke MAN Diesel 11S90ME-C diesel engine, which has a height of 15.5 m (51 ft), a length of 25 m (82 ft) and a breadth of 11 m (36 ft). 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.
Sister ships
- MSC Zoe
- MSC Oliver
- MSC Maya
- MSC Sveva
