Maersk C-class container ship
The Maersk C class is a series of 8 container ships built for Maersk Line. The ships were built by Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 9,640 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [1]
![]() Cornelia Maersk in the Port of Aarhus | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Odense Steel Shipyard |
| Operators: | Maersk Line |
| In service: | 2000–present |
| Planned: | 8 |
| Completed: | 8 |
| Active: | 8 |
| General characteristics (Upgraded) | |
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 92,198 GT |
| Length: | 346.98 m (1,138.4 ft) |
| Beam: | 42.8 m (140 ft) |
| Draft: | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Capacity: | 9,640 TEU |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 91,921 GT |
| Length: | 346.98 m (1,138.4 ft) |
| Beam: | 42.95 m (140.9 ft) |
| Draft: | 14.5 m (48 ft) |
| Capacity: | 8,650 TEU |
The last three ships were built with a slightly different design compared to the first five. Overall they are slightly wider and were built with a slightly taller bridge.
Between 2011 and 2016, five of the ships were upgraded at the Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry shipyard in China.[2]
List of ships
| Ship | Yard number | IMO number | Delivery | Status | Notes | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Moller | L177 | 9214898 | 8 Jun 2000 | In service | Upgraded | [3] |
| Caroline Maersk | L178 | 9214903 | 4 Sep 2000 | In service | Upgraded | [4] |
| Carsten Maersk | L179 | 9219795 | 17 Nov 2000 | In service | Upgraded | [5] |
| Chastine Maersk | L180 | 9219800 | 3 Feb 2001 | In service | Upgraded | [6] |
| Charlotte Maersk | L181 | 9245744 | 22 Mar 2002 | In service | Upgraded | [7] |
| Cornelia Maersk | L182 | 9245756 | 12 Jun 2002 | In service | [8] | |
| Columbine Maersk | L183 | 9245768 | 4 Sep 2002 | In service | [9] | |
| Clementine Maersk | L184 | 9245770 | 7 Nov 2002 | In service | [10] |
See also
- Maersk Triple E-class container ship
- Maersk E-class container ship
- Maersk H-class container ship
- Maersk Edinburgh-class container ship
- Gudrun Maersk-class container ship
- Maersk M-class container ship
References
- "Shipping Schedules | Vessel Schedules | Maersk". mybeta.maerskline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- "Qingdao Beihai becomes the go-to yard for boxship jumboisation". Splash247. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- "A.P. Moller (0039179)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- "Caroline Maersk (0039181)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- "Carsten Maersk (0039873)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- "Chastine Maersk (0139874)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- "Charlotte Maersk (0241088)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- "Cornelia Maersk (02112190)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- "Columbine Maersk (02112191)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- "Clementine Maersk (02112192)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.
