MV Taishan was a Wallenius Wilhelmsen-operated ro-ro vessel built in 1986, owned by Actinor Shipholdings Norway and given on a long-term bareboat charter to Wilhelmsen Lines for EUKOR service.

History
NameMV Taishan
OwnerActinor Shipholdings Norway
OperatorWilhelmsen Lines
Port of registryOslo, Norway
Launched11 October 1986
Completed1986
IdentificationIMO number8513560
Call sign: LAZP4
FateScrapped 2016
General characteristics
TypePCTC (pure car and truck carrier)
Tonnage48,676 GT 15,577 DWT
Length195.05 m (639.9 ft)
Beam32.26 m (105.8 ft) (panamax)
Draft8.9 m (29 ft)
NotesCapacity: 5,930 cars
Stern ramp capacity: 100 MT

As has been the trend in Wilhelmsen lines, there were also earlier vessels named Taishan; however these were not ro-ro vessels.

The vessel had thirteen car decks, of which four were hoistable (most hoisted using a deck lifter and some hoisted using wires). The vessel also had two center ramps on the port and starboard side, but these were rarely used.

The vessel was named after Mount Taishan, and a brick from this mountain was kept in a glass case in the officers' smoke room.

She was broken up at Chittagong from 24 September 2016.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "JK Tai Shan (8513560)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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