MV Ascension

MV Ascension docked in Port Canaveral, Florida in 2008
History
United States[1]
Owner	Sealift Incorporated[2]
Operator	Sealift Incorporated[2]
Port of registry	Dover, Delaware[1]
Route	Cape Canaveral, Florida to Ascension Island
Builder	Sedef Gemi Insaati AS[1]
Yard number	90
Launched	21 August 1992
Identification	IMO number: 8912857 MMSI number: 366944000 Call sign: WBAS[1]
Approximate route from Cape Canaveral to Ascension Island.
Russia[1]
Name	MV Chekov[1]
Builder	Sedef Gemi Insaati AS[1]
Yard number	90
Acquired	January 1, 1993[1]
General characteristics
Tonnage	3,972 GT[1] 4,152 DWT[1]
Length	90.0 m (295.3 ft) LBP[1]
Beam	17.3 m (57 ft)[1]
Depth	7.0 m (23.0 ft) molded depth[1]
Decks	single deck[3]
Ice class	IA[1]
Installed power	2 auxiliary generators rated at 264 kW [4]
Propulsion	6L35MC MAN B&W Diesel A/S[4]
Complement	16[5]
Notes	Two cargo cranes rated at 25 tonne SWL;[6] two general cargo holds.[3]

MV Ascension is an American-flagged general cargo and container ship with a capacity of 4,152 tonnes deadweight (DWT). Built in 1993, the ship was originally a Russian timber carrier. She was bought by Sealift Incorporated in 1998 and was providing a cargo liner service between Cape Canaveral, Florida and Ascension Island until 2012.