Skip to main content

MAERSK GARRONE

Maersk Garrone is a 292 meter long cargo ship (container ship) which sails under the flag of Singapore.  It was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as it passed thru the Kanmon Straits in May of 2022.

Maersk Garrone in the Kanmon Straits of Japan - 292 meter container ship
Maersk Garrone in the Kanmon Straits of Japan - 292 meter container ship

Name: MAERSK GARONNE 
Vessel Type: Container Ship 
MMSI: 563077400 
Call Sign: 9V6222 
Flag: Singapore [SG] 
Gross Tonnage: 50757 
Length Overall: 292.08 meters 
Breadth Extreme: 32.3 meters 
IMO: 9235579 
Year Built: 2003

Maersk Garrone dwarfed the ships it passed by as it sailed between Moji and Shimonoseki. Not surprising, considering it boasts a TEU of 4544. Imagine 4,544 20 foot containers!  Wow!  It was not carrying this many, but it was pretty fully loaded. 

Maersk Garrone 292 meters vessel - cargo ship - container ship
Maersk Garrone 292 meters vessel - cargo ship - container ship

An Olympus E-520 DSLR with Zuiko 150mm lens was used to take these photographs. Remember, the Kanmon Strait has up to 700 ships of all varieties and sizes sail through daily. Check back for more fascinating vessels.

Popular posts from this blog

MILD TUNE Jinjiang Shipping Container Ship (Hong Kong)

MILD TUNE Jinjiang Shipping Container Ship (Hong Kong) MILD TUNE is one of Jinjiang Shipping's container ships. It was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as it passed thru the Kanmon Straits between Moji of Kitakyushu City and Karato of Shimonoseki City on May 6, 2022. An Olympus E520 DSLR camera with 300mm Zuiko Lens was used to snap these shots of this neat boat. Vessel Name    MILD TUNE Type            Container Ship Flag            Hong Kong Gross Tonnage    9994 Length Overall  148 meters Beam         23 meters IMO Number    9704594 Year Built    2015 MILD TUNE Jinjiang Shipping Container Ship (Hong Kong)   Many vessels pass thru the Kanmon Strait each and every day. Every ship is unique, but container ships invariably carry different colored containers with different logos, creating a very colorful sight. Wonder what was inside these containers...Hmm...

THERMOPYLAE vehicles carrier RoRo ship passing thru Kanmon Straits Japan

THERMOPYLAE is a vehicles carrier (RoRo ship) and was recently photographed passing thru the Kanmon Straits between Shimonoseki City and Kitakyushu City, Japan. Thermopylae is a large vessel, and while not as long as some others,  is quite tall. It dwarfed the buildings and other ships and boats it passed on the afternoon of April 2, 2022. Photographed by Ship Freakazoid using an Olympus e520 DSLR with a 150mm Zuiko lens. Enjoy. A Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel, Thermopylae is a vehicles carrier Roro ship  Vessel Name:     THERMOPYLAE  Ship type:     Vehicles Carrier / RORO   Flag:     Malta  Gross Tonnage:     75283  Summer Deadweight (t):     23786  Length Overall:     200 meters  Beam:     37 meters Built:     2015 IMO #:     9702443 Thermoylae vehicles carrier Roro ship passing under the Kanmon Kaikyo Bridge   Thermopylae car carrier vessel photographed from Moji Thermopylae vehicles carrer ship heading from Japan to Korea

QUEEN BEETLE High Speed Passenger Jet Ferry in the Kanmon Straits

  QUEEN BEETLE High Speed Passenger Jet Ferry in the Kanmon Straits Ship's Name: QUEEN BEETLE Vessel Type - Generic: High Speed Craft Vessel Type - Detailed: High Speed Passenger Jet Ferry MMSI: 431736000 Call Sign: 7KLX Flag: Japan [JP] Gross Tonnage: 2582 Summer DWT: 115 t Length Overall: 83.42 meters  Breadth Extreme: 20.46 m Built: 2020 IMO: 9874777 QUEEN BEETLE a JR Kyushu ship - high speed passenger jet ferry vessel in Moji The Queen Beetle unexpectedly passed thru the Kanmon Straits on April 10, 2022. It was photographed by Ship Freakazoid with an Olympus E-520 DSLR camera equipped with a Zuiko 150mm lens. The idiots that they are, JR Kyushu has the name Queen Beetle plastered all over the ship. The name they choose sounds more like rock bands than a ship's name, too. Oh well, ho hum, it was still fun to see it as it chugged slowly thru the Kanmon Strait between Moji in Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki City.  Queen Beetle passing by the factories of Kokura in G