H-class container ship
{{short description|Class of container ships}}
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| sclass = 2 }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Trieste Maersk Hidalgo 1.jpg | Ship caption = {{ship | Maersk Hidalgo}} in the port of Trieste
}} {{Infobox ship class overview | Builders = Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea | Operators = Maersk Line | Class before = | Class after = | Subclasses = | Built range = | In service range = 2017–present | Total ships building = | Total ships planned = 11 | Total ships completed = 11 | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships active = 11 | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships scrapped = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Ship depth = {{convert|29.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship type = Container ship | Ship tonnage = {{GT|153,774}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|353|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|53.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = {{convert|15|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Header caption = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship decks = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = | Ship capacity = 15,226 TEU | Ship crew = | Ship notes = }} |
The H class is a class of container ships operated by the Danish shipping company Maersk Line. The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at their shipyard located in Ulsan, South Korea.
The ships are each {{convert|353|m|ftin}} long and {{convert|53.5|m|ftin}} wide. The ship has 21 container bays and can carry a maximum of 21 TEU containers wide on deck. They are not designed with a specific speed and draft in mind and thus can be deployed on both east-west and north-south maritime routes.{{Cite web|title=Maersk signs $1.1 billion contract for nine 14,000-TEU ships {{!}} JOC.com|url=https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/ships-shipbuilding/hyundai-heavy-industries/maersk-signs-11-billion-contract-nine-14000-teu-ships_20150708.html|access-date=2020-07-26|website=www.joc.com}}
The first nine ships were ordered by Maersk in 2015. In 2018 Maersk announced it had ordered two additional ships from the same shipbuilder.{{Cite web|date=2018-02-19|title=Maersk Line Books 15,000 TEU Boxship Duo at HHI|url=https://www.offshore-energy.biz/maersk-line-books-15000-teu-boxship-duo-at-hhi/|access-date=2020-07-26|website=Offshore Energy|language=en-US}}
Service history
= 2018 ''Maersk Honam'' fire =
{{See also|Maersk Honam#2018 fire}}
On 6 March 2018, a large fire broke out in one of the cargo holds of the Maersk Honam. It took more than three days to get the fire under control and the ship continued to burn for several more days. Four crew members died and one more was reported missing.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/maersk-fire/one-dead-after-maersk-line-vessel-catches-fire-in-arabian-sea-idINKCN1GJ0BI/ |title=One dead after Maersk Line vessel catches fire in Arabian Sea |work=Reuters |first1=Jacob |last1=Gronholt-Pedersen |date=7 March 2018 |access-date=3 February 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/report-dangerous-chemical-may-have-caused-maersk-honam-fire |title=Report: Dangerous Goods May Have Caused Maersk Honam Fire |work=The Maritime Executive |date=21 October 2020 |access-date=3 February 2024}} The ship was salvaged and the damaged parts of the vessel were rebuilt. The ship was renamed Maersk Halifax before entering into service again.
=Attack on ''Maersk Hangzhou''=
{{main|Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou}}
On 30 December 2023 Maersk Hangzhou was attacked in the Gulf of Aden by Houthi forces, attempting to board the vessel. Personnel aboard the ship repelled the attack and with the aid of the United States Navy, drove off the attackers.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/maersk-pauses-red-sea-sailings-after-houthi-attack-container-ship-2023-12-31/ |title=US sinks 3 ships, kills 10 after Houthi Red Sea attack |first1=Jacob |last1=Gronholt-Pedersen |first2=Ahmed |last2=Elimam |work=Reuters |date=31 December 2023 |access-date=3 February 2024}}