Maersk A-class container ship

{{short description|Container ship class}}

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| Ship image = File:MULTRATUG 3 , AXEL MAERSK & FAIRPLAY III (46261337401).jpg

| Ship caption = Axel Maersk entering the Port of Rotterdam

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{{Infobox ship class overview

| Builders = Odense Steel Shipyard

| Operators = Maersk Line

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| In service range = 2003–present

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| Total ships planned = 6

| Total ships completed = 6

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| Total ships active = 6

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| Ship type = Container ship

| Ship tonnage = {{GT|93,496}}

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| Ship length = {{convert|352.25|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|42.9|m|abbr=on}}

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| Ship draft = {{convert|15|m|abbr=on}}

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| Ship capacity = 8,272 TEU

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The A class is a series of 6 container ships built for Maersk Line. The ships were built by Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 8,272 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). {{Cite web|title=Shipping Schedules {{!}} Vessel Schedules {{!}} Maersk|url=https://mybeta.maerskline.com/schedules/|access-date=2020-12-24|website=mybeta.maerskline.com}}

List of ships

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Axel Maersk

|L185

|9260419

|3 Mar 2003

|In service

|{{csr|register=ABS|id=03112852|shipname=Axel Maersk|access-date=2020-12-22}}

|GSL Lydia

Anna Maersk

|L186

|9260421

|27 May 2003

|In service

|{{csr|register=ABS|id=03113706|shipname=Anna Maersk|access-date=2020-12-22}}

|GSL Sofia

Arnold Maersk

|L187

|9260433

|5 Sep 2003

|In service

|{{csr|register=ABS|id=03114160|shipname=Arnold Maersk|access-date=2020-12-22}}

|GSL Effie

Arthur Maersk

|L188

|9260445

|18 Nov 2003

|In service

|{{csr|register=ABS|id=03114153|shipname=Arthur Maersk|access-date=2020-12-22}}

|Maria Y

Adrian Maersk

|L189

|9260457

|2 Apr 2004

|In service

|{{csr|register=ABS|id=04113108|shipname=Adrian Maersk|access-date=2020-12-22}}

|GSL Alexandra

Albert Maersk

|L190

|9260469

|27 Aug 2004

|In service

|{{csr|register=ABS|id=04114161|shipname=Albert Maersk|access-date=2020-12-22}}

|Kostas K

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