City of St. Petersburg

This article is about the cargo ship. For other uses, see Saint Petersburg (disambiguation).

Career
Name:	City of St Petersburg
Owner:	Fair Wind Navigation S.A.
Port of registry:	Panama[1]
Builder:	Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation
Yard number:	Shimonoseki 493
Completed:	22 December 2010
Identification:	BV reg no: 13256L Call sign: 3FIM5 IMO number: 9473456 MMSI no.: 353083000[1]
Status:	Operational
General characteristics
Type:	Ro-ro /PCC Cargo ship
Tonnage:	21,143 GT 6,342 NT 21,000 DWT
Length:	139.99 m (459.3 ft)[1]
Beam:	22.4 m (73 ft)[1]
Draught:	6.5 m (21 ft)
Depth:	24.45 m (80.2 ft)
Decks:	12
Deck clearance:	1,460 mm (57 in)
Propulsion:	2T - 7 cyl - 42.00 cm x 136.00 cm at 176 rpm
Speed:	16.9 kn
Capacity:	2,000 vehicles

City of St. Petersburg is a roll-on/roll-off, pure car carrier cargo ship made for Nissan Motor Company Ltd, designed with a sleek semi-spherical prow to reduce wind resistance, thus saving 800 tons of fuel annually.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel City of St Petersburg". VesselTracker. 2011. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/City-Ofst.petersburg-9473456.html. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
2. ^ "Nissan Goes Toyota One Better With Cooler-Looking Cargo Ship (Video)". Green Car Reports. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1064579_nissan-goes-toyota-one-better-with-cooler-looking-cargo-ship-video. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 

External links

• Nissan unveils the City of St. Petersburg; an eco-friendly Leaf transport ship