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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

genesis class the worlds largest passenger ship

Genesis class

3-D rendering of the Genesis Ship


Ordered: February 6,2006/April 2, 2007
Laid down: (TBA)
Delivery: Autumn 2009/2010 (Target Dates)
Christened: (TBA)
Maiden Voyage: (TBA)
Status: Being designed
Built by: Aker Yards in Turku, Finland
General Characteristics
Tonnage: 220,000 gross
Displacement: app. 100,000 tons
Length: 1,181 feet (360 m)
Beam: 154 feet (47 m)
Draft: 30 feet (9+ m)
Height: 213 feet (65 m) above water line
Power: 8 Wärtsilä V12 Engine @ 17,500 hp each
Propulsion: (4) 18 MW Asea Brown Boveri Azipod - 2 fixed and 2 azimuthing
Speed: 20.2 Knots
Complement: 8,400 passengers,officers,and crew
Cost: USD 1.2 billion (EUR 900 million)

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