Elly Maersk
{{Short description|E class container ship}}
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}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = IMO 9321536 - Elly Mærsk 01.jpg | Ship caption = Elly Mærsk at Bremerhaven. }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = Elly Maersk | Ship owner = A. P. Moller-Maersk Group{{cite book|last=IHS Fairplay|title=Register of Ships|year=2010|publisher=IHS Fairplay|location=Surrey, UK|isbn=978-1-906313-41-8|pages=2140}} | Ship operator = Maersk Line | Ship registry = Svendborg, {{flag|Denmark}} | Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Odense Steel Shipyard | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = 208 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 28 June 2007 | Ship completed = 23 September 2007 | Ship christened = 25 August 2007{{cite journal|title=Maersk adds another 11,000-TEU container ship|journal=Journal of Commerce|date=27 August 2007|id={{ProQuest|313050873}}}} | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|9321536}}
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In active service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Mærsk E-class container ship{{cite web|last=Maersk|title=Elly Maersk|url=http://www.maerskfleet.com/#vessels/Maersk_Line/Elly_Maersk|work=Maersk Fleet|publisher=Maersk|accessdate=31 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131121453/http://www.maerskfleet.com/#vessels/Maersk_Line/Elly_Maersk|archive-date=31 January 2012|url-status=dead}} | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|397|m|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|56|m|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|16|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = | Ship depth = {{convert|30|m|abbr=on}} | Ship decks = | Ship power = 80,905 kW, 109,998 hp | Ship propulsion = 1 diesel electric | Ship speed = {{convert|26|kn}} | Ship capacity = | Ship crew = | Ship notes = }} |
Elly Maersk is one of the eight E-class container ships operated by the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.
Hull and engine
Elly Maersk was built by the Odense Steel Shipyard in yard 208 and was completed on 23 September 2007. It is a fully cellular container ship with 23 holds, with a total carrying capacity of 15,500 TEU. The ship is {{convert|397|m|abbr=on}} in length and {{convert|56|m|abbr=on}} across the beam as well as {{convert|19.4|m}} high. Upon completion the hull was painted with an environmentally friendly silicone paint that would improve the ship's performance and lower its fuel consumption.
The vessel is powered by a Wärtsilä-Sulzer 14RTFLEX96-C diesel electric engine, capable of producing 80,905 kW (109,998 hp) driving one propeller. This two-stroke, 14-cylinder engine was built by the Doosan Engine Company in Changwan. When constructed, the vessel utilized one 8,200 kW and five 5,925 kW auxiliary generators.
Pirate attack
The Elly Maersk is considered to be an impractical target of pirate attacks, in terms of chasing and boarding vessel.{{cite news|title=Coming Round the Cape Can Be Cheaper Than Using Shorter Suez Canal Route|newspaper=Cape Times|date=28 January 2009|page=9|id={{ProQuest|430691770}}}} On 30 December 2010, the crew of the Elly Maersk reported a suspicious vessel to the UN fleet and 6 suspected pirates were captured by the Danish warship Esbern Snare.{{cite web |last=Radio Netherlands Worldwide Africa |title=Danish ship disarms, detains pirates in Gulf of Aden: navy |url=http://www.rnw.nl/africa/bulletin/danish-ship-disarms-detains-pirates-gulf-aden-navy |publisher=Radio Netherlands Worldwide |accessdate=21 February 2012 |date=31 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103204630/http://www.rnw.nl/africa/bulletin/danish-ship-disarms-detains-pirates-gulf-aden-navy |archivedate=3 January 2011 }} The suspected pirates were released on 9 February 2011 due to lack of evidence and returned to the shores of Somalia.{{cite news|title=Danish navy releases six Gulf of Aden pirates|quote=Lexis Nexis|newspaper=Agence France Presse - English|date=9 February 2011}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120131121453/http://www.maerskfleet.com/ Maersk Fleet]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229135526/http://www.maerskline.com/appmanager/ Maersk Line]
{{Maersk E-class}}