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History
Bahamas
Name
Independence of the Seas
Owner
Royal Caribbean Group
Operator
Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry
Nassau, Bahamas
Builder
Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard, Finland
Cost
~US$828 million[3]
Launched
14 September 2007
Christened
April 30, 2008 [1]
Maiden voyage
May 2, 2008 [2]
In service
2008–present
Identification
Call sign: C6WW4
IMO number: 9349681
MMSI number: 309374000
DNV ID: 26747
Status
In service
General characteristics
Class and type
Freedom-class cruise ship
Tonnage
155,889 GT
Length
338.95 m (1,112.0 ft)
Beam
38.6 m (127 ft) hull
56 m (184 ft) extreme width of superstructure
Draught
8.8 m (29 ft)
Decks
15 (passenger); 4 (crew)
Propulsion
Diesel-electric
Two ABB Azipods and one Fixipod, 14 MW each
Speed
21.6 knots (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph)
23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (maximum)
Independence of the Seas is a Freedom-class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. The 15-deck ship was built in the Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard, Finland. At 154,407 GT,[4] she joined Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas as the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels when built. She is 1,112 feet (339 m) long, and typically cruises at 21.6 knots (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph).
Independence of the Seas is the third of the Freedom-class vessels. In October 2009, Oasis of the Seas, the first ship in the Oasis class, displaced the Freedom class as the world's largest passenger ship.
^"Woman names largest cruise ship". BBC News. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
^"Independence of the Seas will arrive two weeks early". TravelMole. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
^Bill Ebersold (1 February 2008). "Cruise growth: driven by megaships & Europe". Marine Log. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^"Independence of the Seas (26747)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
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