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- Oct 2, 201090% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Wilhelmsen Launches Tønsberg as the World's Largest Ro-Ro Ship
- Wilh. Wilhelmsen's Tønsberg was launched on 2 October 2010 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Nagasaki yard and was the world's largest ro-ro ship when built; MHI records completion in March 2011[2][3][4]
- She is 265 m long, 32.26 m wide, about 76,500 gt, carrying up to 5,990 cars across six fixed and three hoistable decks with 138,000 m3 of cargo volume and 50,335 m2 of deck area[2][4]
- A 12 m-wide stern ramp rated for 505 tonnes and headroom up to 7.1 m serve high-and-heavy cargo[2][4]
- Capacity is 5-7% above the Mark IV class, with 15-20% less fuel per unit of cargo; a MAN B&W 7-cylinder engine (20,100 kW MCR) gives a 20.25-knot service speed[2][4]
- She is lead ship of four 'Mark V' vessels ordered by Wilhelmsen and Wallenius, launched as the line marked its 150th anniversary; the second, Parsifal, was delivered in September 2011[2][3][4]
- She won 'Ship of the Year 2011' from the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers for efficiency and environmental performance[3][4]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=p7q482x8mUMyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Oct 2, 2010 ✓· 25% of score
Wikipedia's[4] MV Tønsberg article gives the launch date as 2 October 2010, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Wilh. Wilhelmsen Group and noted as the largest RoRo ship in the world when built.
- [2]80%Wilhelmsen new ro-ro is biggest ever - The Motorshipmotorship.com· Added Sep 19, 2026· 25% of score
Says Tønsberg, 265 m, built at MHI[3] Nagasaki, is claimed the largest ro-ro afloat.
- [3]80%RO/RO Ship: Tønsberg - Mitsubishi Heavy Industriesmhi.com· Added Sep 19, 2026· 25% of score
Builder's page on Tønsberg, first of four ships for Wilhelmsen and Wallenius, completed at Nagasaki in March 2011.[1]
- [4]85%MV Tønsberg - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 15, 2026· Starts Oct 2, 2010· 25% of score
Wikipedia states the Tønsberg was launched on 2 October 2010 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Nagasaki shipyard for Wilh. Wilhelmsen, and was the largest RoRo ship in the world when built.
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