MS Onego Deusto
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MS Onego Deusto (christened Beluga SkySails) is a commercial container cargo ship. It is the world's first ship partially powered by a computer-controlled kite rig,[2] called the SkySails system. It consists of a kite similar to a huge paraglider of up to 160 square metres (1,700 sq ft) area.[3]
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History | |
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Netherlands | |
Name | Onego Deusto |
Owner | Onego Deusto BV |
Builder | Volharding Shipyards, Harlingen, Netherlands |
Launched | 17 December 2007 |
Acquired | 1 January 2008 |
Maiden voyage | Bremerhaven – Venezuela |
Renamed | 2019[1] |
Identification | IMO number: 9399129 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Length | 132 m (433 ft) |
Beam | 15.8 m (52 ft) |
Draught | 7.73 m (25.4 ft) |
Sail plan | one 160 m2 (1,700 sq ft) power kite |
Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) |
Capacity | 474 TEU or 228 FEU + 18 TEU |
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