MV Faust

MV Faust on the river Weser, Germany, 2012
History
NameFaust
NamesakeFaust
OwnerWallenius Lines[1]
OperatorWallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics[1]
Port of registry Sweden[2]
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, South Korea[1]
Launched24 February 2007
Completed2007
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1]
TypeCar carrier
Tonnage
  • 71,583 GT
  • 33,546 NT
  • 30,383 DWT
Length227.8 m (747 ft)
Beam32.26 m (106 ft)
Height51.98 m (171 ft)
Draft
  • 9.5 m (31 ft) (design)
  • 11.3 m (37 ft) (maximum)
Decks13; 5 movable
RampsStern quarter and side ramps
Installed powerB&W 7S60MC-C
PropulsionSingle shaft; fixed-pitch propeller
Capacity
  • 8,000 cars (RT-43)
  • 3,484 cars, 468 buses
Crew15

M/V ARC Independence, formerly M/V Faust is a large ro-ro car carrier built in 2007 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for Wallenius Lines AB, Sweden. It is currently (since 2018 or 2019) operated by American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC), having formerly served with Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics.[1] It is one of the largest car carriers in the world.

It is sometimes incorrectly reported that in 2004, the M/V Faust was renamed to M/V Liberty. This is due to multiple vessels having carried the name Faust. The Faust which was renamed to Liberty was built by Oshima Shipbuilding in Japan and launched in 1985; at 660' in length and 52,000 gross tons, she was significantly smaller than the vessel which is now the ARC Independence.[3]

Faust appeared in a 2008 episode of the Discovery Channel's documentary series Mighty Ships during a voyage between the UK and United States.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "MV Faust" (PDF). Wallenius Lines AB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Faust (9332925)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  3. ^ "Liberty [ex-Faust]". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  4. ^ "Mighty Ships". DiscoveryHD.ca. CTV Global Media. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2014.