Sovereign Maersk-class container ship
{{short description|Container ship class}}
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}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Maersk container ship 002.JPG | Ship caption = Sovereign Maersk in the Port of Yokohama }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Builders = Odense Steel Shipyard | Operators = *Maersk Line,{{br}}Mediterranean Shipping Company | Class before = | Class after = | Subclasses = | Built range = | In service range = 1997–present | Total ships building = | Total ships planned = 9 | Total ships completed = 9 | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships active = 8 | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships scrapped = 1 | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Container ship | Ship tonnage = {{GT|91,560}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|346.98|m|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|42.80|m|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = {{convert|14.5|m|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = | Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = | Ship capacity = 9,640 TEU | Ship crew = | Ship notes = }} |
The Sovereign class is a series of 9 container ships built for Maersk Line. The ships were built by Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 9,640 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
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Ship !Previous names !Yard number !IMO number !Delivery !Status !ref |
| MSC Domna X
|Sovereign Maersk (1997-2023) |L160 |9120841 |1 Sep 1997 |In service |{{csr|register=ABS|id=97211853|shipname=Sovereign Maersk|access-date=2020-12-30}} |
| MSC Fie X
|Susan Maersk (1997-2021) |L161 |9120853 |12 Dec 1997 |In service |{{csr|register=ABS|id=97208509|shipname=Susan Maersk|access-date=2020-12-30}} |
| Sally Maersk
| |L162 |9120865 |6 Mar 1998 |In service |{{csr|register=ABS|id=98208510|shipname=Sally Maersk|access-date=2020-12-30}} |
| Sine Maersk
| |L163 |9146455 |29 Jun 1998 |Scrapped in 2020 |
| MSC Yukta X
|Svendborg Maersk (1998-2023) |L164 |9146467 |25 Sep 1998 |In service |{{csr|register=ABS|id=9834830|shipname=Svendborg Maersk|access-date=2020-12-30}} |
| MSC Vilda X
|Sofie Maersk (1998-2021) |L165 |9146479 |15 Dec 1998 |In service |{{csr|register=ABS|id=9834831|shipname=Sofie Maersk|access-date=2020-12-30}} |
| MSC Aby
|Svend Maersk (1999-2016){{br}}Aotea Maersk (2016-2021) |L166 |9166778 |15 Mar 1999 |In service |{{csr|register=ABS|id=9935930|shipname=Aotea Maersk|access-date=2020-12-30}} |
| MSC Ellen
|Soroe Maersk (1999-2021) |L167 |9166780 |4 Jun 1999 |In service |{{csr|register=ABS|id=9935931|shipname=Soroe Maersk|access-date=2020-12-30}} |
| Skagen Maersk
| |L168 |9166792 |10 Sep 1999 |In service |{{csr|register=ABS|id=9935932|shipname=Skagen Maersk|access-date=2020-12-30}} |
| Clifford Maersk
| |L169 |9198575 |8 Oct 1999 |In service | |
| MSC Chiara X
|Cornelius Maersk (2000-2021) |L170 |9198587 |4 Feb 2000 |In service |