Glory-class container ship

{{short description|Container ship class}}

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| Ship image = Vessel Cosco Pride IMO9472153 departing Hamburg Germany 02.jpg

| Ship caption = COSCO Pride on the Elbe

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{{Infobox ship class overview

| Builders = *Hyundai Heavy Industries

| Total ships completed = 8

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| Total ships active = 8

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| Total ships planned = 8

| Operators = COSCO SHIPPING Lines

| Total ships building = 0

| In service range = 2011-present

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| Ship capacity = 13,114 TEU

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| Ship draught = {{convert|15.5|m|abbr=on}}

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| Ship beam = {{convert|48.2|m|abbr=on|0}}

| Ship length = {{convert|366.45|m|abbr=on|0}}

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| Ship tonnage = {{GT|141,823}}

| Ship type = Container ship

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The Glory class is a series of 8 container ships currently operated by COSCO SHIPPING Lines and built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 13,114 TEU.{{Cite web|title=COSCO SHIPPING Lines|url=http://lines.coscoshipping.com/home/Services/ship/0|access-date=2020-08-22|website=lines.coscoshipping.com}}

The ships were ordered in 2007 by Seaspan Corporation for a 12-year charter to COSCO Container Lines.{{Cite web|title=Seaspan orders 13,000-TEU boxships for Cosco {{!}} JOC.com|url=https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/seaspan-orders-13000-teu-boxships-cosco_20070910.html|access-date=2020-08-22|website=www.joc.com}} The first ship was delivered in 2011.

List of ships

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colspan="6" |Hyundai Heavy Industries
COSCO Glory

|2177

|9466245

|10 Jun 2011

|In service

|{{csr|register=LR|id=9466245|shipname=COSCO Glory|access-date=2020-08-18}}

COSCO Pride

|2181

|9472153

|29 Jun 2011

|In service

|{{csr|register=LR|id=9472153|shipname=COSCO Pride|access-date=2020-08-18}}

COSCO Development

|2179

|9472139

|10 Aug 2011

|In service

|{{csr|register=LR|id=9472139|shipname=COSCO Development|access-date=2020-08-18}}

COSCO Fortune

|2178

|9472127

|27 Apr 2012

|In service

|{{csr|register=LR|id=9472127|shipname=COSCO Fortune|access-date=2020-08-18}}

COSCO Faith

|2180

|9472141

|14 Mar 2012

|In service

|{{csr|register=LR|id=9472141|shipname=COSCO Faith|access-date=2020-08-18}}

colspan="6" |Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries
COSCO Harmony

|S453

|9472177

|19 Aug 2011

|In service

|{{csr|register=LR|id=9472177|shipname=COSCO Harmony|access-date=2020-08-18}}

COSCO Excellence

|S454

|9472189

|7 Mar 2012

|In service

|{{csr|register=LR|id=9472189|shipname=COSCO Excellence|access-date=2020-08-18}}

COSCO Hope

|S452

|9472165

|18 Apr 2012

|In service

|{{csr|register=LR|id=9472165|shipname=COSCO Hope|access-date=2020-08-18}}

See also

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