MV Faust

	MV Faust on the river Weser, Germany, 2012
History
Name	Faust
Namesake	Faust
Owner	Wallenius Lines
Operator	Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Port of registry	Sweden
Builder	Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, South Korea
Launched	24 February 2007
Completed	2007
Identification	IMO number: 9332925; Call sign: SLKQ; MMSI number: 266260000;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Car carrier
Tonnage	71,583 GT; 33,546 NT; 30,383 DWT;
Length	227.8 m (747 ft)
Beam	32.26 m (106 ft)
Height	51.98 m (171 ft)
Draft	9.5 m (31 ft) (design); 11.3 m (37 ft) (maximum);
Decks	13; 5 movable
Ramps	Stern quarter and side ramps
Installed power	B&W 7S60MC-C
Propulsion	Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller
Capacity	8,000 cars (RT-43); 3,484 cars, 468 buses;
Crew	15

MV Faust is a large ro-ro car carrier built in 2007 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for Wallenius Lines AB, Sweden. It is currently operated by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics.^[2] It is one of the largest car carriers in the world.

In 2004, the MV Faust was renamed to MV Liberty.^[3]

Faust appeared in a 2008 episode of the Discovery Channel's documentary series Mighty Ships during a voyage between the UK and United States.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Faust (9332925)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "MV Faust" (PDF). Wallenius Lines AB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
^ "Liberty [ex-Faust]". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
^ "Mighty Ships". DiscoveryHD.ca. CTV Global Media. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2014.