Car Carrier
civ_ms_car_carrier_aSurface ShipsCivilianMerchant
- Displacement
- 30000 t
- Max Speed
- 21.5 kn
Description
Long-haul car exports were originally handled by bulk carriers fitted with portable or hinge-away car platforms and loading/discharge performed by ship derricks or cranes. But massive rise in demand for global vehicle movements dictated the creation of purpose designed multi-deck pure car carriers (PCCs) exploiting ro-ro cargo handling system. These vessels are now a common sight in any port that imports or exports vehicles.
Unit
- Type
- Vessel
- Role
- Merchant
- In service
- 1975–
- Armor
- None
- Task Force cost
- 5,000 pts
- Score value
- 6
Dimensions
- Displacement
- 30,000 t
Performance
- Max speed
- 21.5 kn
- Max reverse
- 7 kn
- Cavitation speed
- 2 kn
Machinery
- Main power
- Diesel
- Horsepower
- 32,000 hp
- Propulsion
- 1 shaft
- Rudders
- 1
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 13 nm
- RCS
- Large
- IR signature
- Large