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History | |
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Name | Optimus |
Owner | Eesti Gaas |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Builder | Damen Shipyard |
Laid down | 17 May 2019 |
Launched | 8 September 2020 |
Christened | 3 November 2021 |
Completed | 2021 |
In service | 19 March 2021 |
Identification |
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Fate | In service |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 6,357 GT |
Length | 99.8 m (327 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 18.6 m (61 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in) |
Depth | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
Ice class | 1A |
Installed power | 2 × 1480 kW |
Speed | 13.4 knots |
Capacity | 6,000 m3 (210,000 cu ft) storage (LNG) |
Crew | 16 |
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