Peony-class container ship
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| sclass = 2 }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = COSCO_AZALEA_(2019)_(48961564218).jpg | Ship caption = COSCO Shipping Azalea in the port of Rotterdam }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Builders = Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding | Operators = COSCO SHIPPING Lines | Class before = | Class after = | Subclasses = | Built range = | In service range = 2018-present | Total ships building = 0 | Total ships planned = 8 | Total ships completed = 8 | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships active = 8 | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships scrapped = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Ship depth = | Ship type = Container ship | Ship tonnage = {{GT|143,179}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|366|m|abbr=on|0}} | Ship beam = {{convert|48.2|m|abbr=on|0}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|13.5|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = | Header caption = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship decks = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = MAN 11S90ME-C10.5 | Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = | Ship capacity = 13,800 TEU | Ship crew = | Ship notes = }} |
The Peony class is a series of 8 container ships built for COSCO SHIPPING Lines. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 13,800 TEU.{{Cite web|title=COSCO SHIPPING Lines|url=http://lines.coscoshipping.com/home/Services/ship/0|access-date=2020-08-02|website=lines.coscoshipping.com}} The ships were built by Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding at their shipyard in Shanghai.
The ships were originally ordered by China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) in 2015 at a total cost of 934.4 million USD. {{Cite web|date=2015-07-30|title=CSCL Places USD 934 Million Order for Eight 13,500 TEU Boxships|url=https://www.offshore-energy.biz/cscl-places-usd-934-million-order-for-eight-13500-teu-boxships/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Offshore Energy|language=en-US}}