Havila Neptune

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History
Name| Havila Neptune
Owner| Havila Shipping ASA
Port of registry|  Fosnavåg, Norway
Route| Angola
Builder| Havyard Leirvik shipyards in Leirvik, Norway
Yard number| 94
Launched| 9 August 2007
Completed| 19 April 2008
Identification|

* IMO number: 9393400
* MMSI number: 235086758
* Callsign: LACN[1]

Status| in active service
General characteristics
Class & type| Anchor handling/tugboat/supply vessel
Tonnage| 2789 GT
Length| 74.50 m (244 ft) overall
Beam| 16 m (52 ft)
Installed power|

* 2 × MAK 12VM32C diesel engines (6,000 kW or 8,000 hp each)
* , 2 × Cat (601 kW or 806 hp each)

Propulsion|

* 2 × Kamewa
* 2 × 900 kW Kamewa bow thrusters
* 1 × 1500 kW Kamewa azimuth thruster

Speed| 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity| 520 m2/ 1100 T

MS Havila Neptune is the second ship built at Havyard Leirvik AS to the Havyard 842 design, and was delivered to the shipping company Havila Shipping ASA on 19 April 2008 as yard number 94. Havila Shipping initially owned 30 percent of the new build, but bought the remaining 70 percent in October 2007 based on a shipping cost of approximately 375,000,000 kr. This Havyard design from Havyard Maritime has also become popular abroad, including in China.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Havila Neptune". digital-seas.com. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

*[kr]: Norwegian krone