MV Moscow University
Moscow University at Rotterdam | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Moscow University |
| Owner | Novoship Novorossiysk, Russia (member of the SovComFlot Group) |
| Operator | Novoship (UK) Ltd |
| Port of registry | Monrovia |
| Ordered | February 1997 |
| Builder | NKK Corporation |
| Cost | $40,260,000 |
| Yard number | 185 |
| Launched | 15 December 1998 |
| Completed | 26 March 1999 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Crude oil tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Length |
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| Beam | 42.03 m (137 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 14.75 m (48 ft 5 in) |
| Depth | 20.70 m (67 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power | Sulzer 6RTA58T diesel engine |
| Propulsion | Single shaft |
| Speed | 15.1 knots (28.0 km/h; 17.4 mph) |
| Capacity | 113,477 m3 (4,007,400 cu ft) cargo capacity in 12 tanks |
| Crew | 23 |
Moscow University (Russian: Московский университет, romanized: Moskovskiy Universitet) is a 56,076 GT tanker, which was ordered in 1997. The ship is notable for being captured by Somali pirates on 5 May 2010 and rescued the following day by a Russian Navy warship.