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| Name: | Finnland |
| Owner: | Navalis GmbH & Co. KG |
| Launched: | 28 June 2005 [1] |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Container ship |
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| Length: | 117 m (384 ft) LOA |
| Beam: | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Draught: | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 3840 kW MaK 8M32C MCR |
| Speed: | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
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MV Finnland is a container ship launched in 2005.
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