Tønsberg in the port of Bruges-Zeebrugge
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History | |
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Name | Tønsberg |
Namesake | Tønsberg |
Owner | Wilh. Wilhelmsen |
Port of registry | Valletta, Malta[1] |
Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan[2] |
Launched | 2 October 2010 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mark V[2] |
Type | roll-on/roll-off |
Tonnage | |
Length | 265 metres (869 ft)[2] |
Beam | 32.27 metres (105.9 ft)[1] |
Decks | Six fixed decks; three hoistable decks[2] |
Installed power | MAN B&W 7L70ME engine[4] providing 20,100 kilowatts (27,000 hp) |
Propulsion | 7.3m diameter 6-bladed propeller; two 2,500-kW Kawasaki thrusters (one stern, one bow) |
Speed | 20.25 knots (37.50 km/h; 23.30 mph)[3] |
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MV Tønsberg is a roll-on/roll-off ship owned by Wilh. Wilhelmsen. As of 2024[update] it is the largest RORO ship in the world.[5]
MV Tønsberg is the fourth Wilhelmsen ship to carry this name; it's named after the Norwegian coastal town where Wilhelmsen was founded in 1861.[8] It was built to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Wilh. Wilhelmsen line. It is the first in a series of four "Mark V" ships, built in 2010-2011 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki, in Japan.[7] The second ship of the class, Parsifal, was delivered in September 2011.[9]
In June 2012, Tønsberg was awarded "Ship of the Year 2011" by the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers, recognising its efficiency and environmental compatibility.[10]