GT = 72,245 DWT = 123,581 & NT = 38,043
Her main engines are two MAN B&W 7S50MC 2 stroke 6 cylinder diesel engines (20,008 kW, 27,200 bhp) which via two controllable pitch propellers gives her a top speed of 15.5 knots
She was completed in 2000 by AESA - Astilleros La Naval S.R.L.
ES as Yard Number 318 and overall she is 264.68m long with a 42.55m extreme breadth and a maximum draught of 15.76m. Her keel was laid on 18 March 1999, she was launched on 21 March 2000 and completed on 12 September 2000.
In total she has 18 tanks with a total liquid cargo capacity of 131,336 m³.
Crew is 22.
She is managed by KNOT - Knutsen Oas Managagement AS and owned by KNOT FSO 1 AS.
She has had a number of previous owners.
2000 - 2006 Knutsen OAS Shipping AS
2006 - 2009 Bluewater (New Hull) B.V
2009 - 2013 Knutsen Bøyelaster IX KS
MMSI - 235598000
REG - UK, Aberdeen
IMO - 9190638
Call Sign - VQEUS
Crude Oil Tanker
Built AESA, Sestao, ES
Yard Number - 318
L =265m x 40m
GT - 72245
Year - 2000
Fawley, 4 April 2015