E-class container ship
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|infobox caption= |display title= |sclass=2 }} {{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Eleonora Maersk DCT 3.JPG |Ship image size= |Ship caption=Eleonora Maersk at Gdańsk Deepwater Container Terminal on 26 May 2011 }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Builders=Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd. |Operators=Maersk Line |Class before= |Class after={{sclass2|Triple E|container ship|4}} |Subclasses= |Built range= |In service range=8 |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= |Total ships completed=8 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired= |Total ships scrapped= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship type=Container ship |Ship tonnage=*{{GT|171,542}}
|Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|397.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|56.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|15.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draft= |Ship depth={{convert|30.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (deck edge to keel) |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion={{cvt|109,000|hp|MW|order=flip|lk=on}} Wärtsilä 14RT-Flex96c plus {{cvt|40,000|hp|MW|order=flip}} from five Caterpillar 8M32 |Ship speed={{convert|25.5|kn}} |Ship capacity=*{{TEU|14,770+}}
|Ship crew= 13, with room for 30 }} |
The E class comprises eight 14,770 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container ships. Each sister ship bears a name beginning with the letter "E". Until 2012, they were the largest container ship ever constructed, and are among the longest ships currently in use at {{convert|398|m|ft}} long and {{convert|56|m|ft}} wide. They are owned by the Danish A. P. Moller-Maersk Group. The first in the class built was {{ship||Emma Maersk}} by Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd., Denmark. The ships Emma,{{cite web|title=Mighty Ships |url=http://www.discoveryhd.ca/shows/showdetails.aspx?sid=9955 |website=discoveryhd.ca |publisher=CTV Global Media |accessdate=4 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080915092424/http://www.discoveryhd.ca/shows/showdetails.aspx?sid=9955 |archivedate=15 September 2008 }} Estelle,{{cite web |title=How Do They Do It?: S5 E9 - Mega Cargo Ships; Peterbilt Vehicles |url=https://www1.cartoonhd.nl/watch-show/how-do-they-do-it/season/5/episode/9}} and Eugen{{cite web |title=King of Container Ships |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1404274/ |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=1 April 2019}} were subjects of TV documentaries. The E class was followed by the larger and more fuel efficient {{sclass2|Triple E|container ship|4}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2011/02/shipping|accessdate=2011-02-22 |title=Shipping: The Danish Armada |work=The Economist|date=2011-02-22}}
Capacity upgrade
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In 2016, the decision was made to upgrade the capacity of the ships and make them more efficient at lower speeds. The capacity increase was done by increasing the height of the lashing bridges and adding an extra floor to the accommodation block. This allows the containers to be stacked higher on deck. To help maintain stability, flume tanks were added on the sides of the accommodation block. The work was carried out at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry's shipyard in China.{{Cite web|date=2016-10-02|title=Maersk to upgrade eight E class|url=https://shipsmonthly.com/uncategorised/maersk-to-upgrade-eight-e-class/|access-date=2020-08-03|website=Ships Monthly}}
List of ships
See also
- {{sclass|Maersk Edinburgh|container ship|1}}
References
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Category:Container ship classes