| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | MSC Leigh |
| Owner | Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. |
| Operator | Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. |
| Port of registry | Panama City,  Panama |
| Ordered | 2004 |
| Builder | Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries, Mangalia,  Romania |
| Yard number | 4,053 |
| Launched | 10 September 2006 |
| Christened | 2006 |
| Completed | 2006 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 54,549 DWT |
| Length | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Beam | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Depth | 21.5 m (71 ft) |
| Decks | 8 |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 24knots (44 km/h) |
MSC Leigh is a container ship built in 2006 by the Daewoo Mangalia Heavy IndustriesinMangalia, Romania and currently operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. She is the second ship delivered to the Swiss company in a series of 12 ordered.[1] The 54,549 DWT ship has a container capacity of 4,860 TEU.
