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MV Faust on the river Weser, Germany, 2012
History
NameFaust
NamesakeFaust
OwnerWallenius Lines
OperatorWallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Port of registry Sweden
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, South Korea
Launched24 February 2007
Completed2007
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
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. 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.

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

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. 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.
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