A Whale

This article is about the oil skimming vessel. For the marine mammal, see Whale.
A Whale conducting a test run of its oil skimming capabilities as part of the Deepwater Horizon response July 4, 2010.
History
NameCosmo Ace
OwnerOriental Fleet Tanker 19, Ltd.
Operator
  • Suntech Ship Management
  • Monarch Vessel Holdings Corporation
  • TMT Co. Ltd. (formerly Taiwan Maritime Transport Co. Ltd.), Taipei
  • Republic of China (Taiwan)
Port of registry Liberia, Monrovia
Builder
Yard number2045
Launched25 Sep 2009
In service6 Jan 2010
Renamed
  • A Whale (2010–2014)
  • Madison Orca (2014–2020)
Identification
StatusActive as of 2020
Notes[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeLloyds Register: 100A1
TypeOre-oil carrier
Tonnage319,869 DWT, 172,146 GT
Length340 m (1,120 ft)
Beam60 m (200 ft)
Draught22.3 m (73 ft)
Speed13.7 kn (25.4 km/h; 15.8 mph)
Notes[1][2]

Cosmo Ace, formerly A Whale and Madison Orca,[3] is a Liberian-flagged ore-oil carrier built in 2010 by Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea for TMT Co. Ltd. (formerly Taiwan Maritime Transport Co. Ltd.) from the Republic of China (Taiwan). She has seven other sister ships in the fleet, built in 2010-2011 and named in succession: B Whale, C Whale etc., to H Whale.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Vessel's Details and Current Position: A WHALE - 9424209". MarineTraffic. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  2. ^ "A Whale". Auke Visser's International Super Tankers. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  3. ^ "COSMO ACE, Crude Oil Tanker - Details and Current Position". VesselFinder. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Our Fleet". NOS Management. 18 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.