Westerschelde 22 April 20200 |
Name |
MSC AMERICA |
Previous names |
1993 - 07/2000 DSR America 07/2000 - 06/2004 America Senator |
Type |
Cellular containership |
IMO-number |
9008603 |
Call sign |
HOYZ |
Flag |
Republic of Panama |
Previous flags |
1993 - 1997 Germany 1997 - 1997 Liberia 1997 - 2004 Malaysia |
Port of registry |
Panama City |
GT |
34.231 t |
DWT |
Summer: 45.668,2 t |
NT |
16.058 t |
Number of 20ft containers |
2.680 |
Reefer capacity |
150 |
Length |
216,01 m overall 208,16 m registered 206,15 m between perpendiculars |
Breadth |
32,26 m extreme |
Draught |
12,52 m |
Keel to mast end |
54,00 m |
Freeboard |
Summer: 4.115 mm |
Depth |
19,40 m moulded |
Speed |
Max.: 19,7 knots |
Built |
1993 |
Keel laid |
19/12/1991 |
Launch date |
18/09/1992 |
Date of completion |
01/02/1993 |
Builder |
Thyssen Nordseewerke GmbH Emden Germany |
Yard number |
500 |
Hull material |
Shipbuilding steel (Higher tensile) |
Hull type |
Double bottom, continuous from peak to peak bulkhead |
Watertight bulkheads |
9 |
Continuous decks |
2 |
Main engine |
1x Sulzer 6RTA72 - 2 stroke 6 cylinder 720 x 2.500 mm combustion engine 16.440 kW / 22.357 hp at 97,0 rpm Builder: Bremer Vulkan AG Schiffbau und Maschinenfabrik, Bremen - Germany |
Propellers |
1x Fixed pitch propeller (Keyless) |
Boilers |
1x Auxiliary boiler, composite HOA 2,5-215 |
Generators |
2x Yanmar T260L-SX main diesel generatorsets each 900 kW 1x Yanmar M220L-UX main diesel generatorsets 560 kW |
Emergency generator |
1x Wärtsilä Vasa UD16L652 diesel generatorset 118 KW |
Bow thruster |
1x 1.100 kW |
Number of holds |
6 |
Hold capacity |
Grain: 70.903 m³ |
Number of hatches |
11 |
Tank capacities |
Fuel oil: 3.702 m³ Ballast: 14.859,8 m³ |
Lifting equipment |
Length: 660,00 m Diameter: 78 mm |
Cargo gear |
Gearless |
Commerical manager |
Niki Shipping Co., SA Building A, 24, Filellinon Street 105 57 Athens Greece |
ISM manager |
MSC Shipmanagement Ltd. MSC House, 8, Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue Limassol Cyprus. |
Previous managers |
1993 - 1997 Reederei F. Laeisz GmbH 1997 - 1997 Prima Shipmanagement Sdn. Bhd. 1997 - 2004 Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Limited 2004 - 2005 Pacific Marine Services Ltd. 2005 - 2012 MSC Ship Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. |
Operator |
MSC - Mediterranean Shipping Company |
Registered owner |
America Oceanway Limited |
Previous owners |
1993 - 1997 DSR-Senator Ships and Equipment GmbH 1997 - 1997 Sirrah Shipping Corp. 1997 - 1997 Jubilee Shipping Sdn. Bhd. 1997 - 2004 Patriot Shipping Sdn. Bhd. |
Sister ships |
1992 Da Xin Hua Huang Pu 1992 Da Xin Hua Yan Tai 1992 Xin Hu Zhou 1993 MSC Tasmania |
Renamed |
06/2023 MSC America III Republic of Panama, Panama City - Call sign: HOYZ Owner: America Oceanway Limited Manager: MSC Shipmanagement Limited |
Latest data adjustment |
23 August 2023 |