MS München, labeled No. 860
LASH (lighter aboard ship) Carrier
Length: 857.5 feet or 261.4 meters
Width: 105.5 feet or 32.2 meters
GRT: 37,134 gross registered tons
Engines: 9-cylinder Sulzer RND 90 Diesel, generating 26,100 horsepower.
Building: Using an 1960 design, MS München was built in the Cockerill Shipyards, located in Belgium, on the May 12th, 1972. Her Maiden voyage was in December 9th.
Registration: Hapag-Llyod, formerly Hamburg-Amerika Line and Norddeutscher Llyod, respectevely. Today the fifth largest shipping container company in the World.
Design: carry a small number of barges (lighters). Equipped with a large crane for individual (un)loading the barges. Thus it was more efficient for unloading and distribute cargo, as tugboats are able to tow barges into smaller waterways.
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Azur Lane: The Adventure of the MS München
FanfictionSecond story. A freighter of the Hapag-Lloyd sinks due a heavy storm. No survivors and the shipwreck has yet to be found. Follow the Merchant shipgirl on it's new adventure through Azur Lane, transporting Cargo, withstanding dangerous and treacherou...
