Edith Mærsk
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| Name: | Edith Maersk |
| Operator: | Maersk |
| Port of registry: | Roskilde,  Denmark |
| Builder: | Odense Steel Shipyard |
| Yard number: | L209 |
| Launched: | 2007 |
| Acquired: | 03 November 2007 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9321548 |
| Status: | Currently in service |
| Notes: | Call sign: OXOR2 MMSI: 220501000 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Mærsk E-class container ship |
| Tonnage: | 156,907 metric tons (deadweight tonnage) 170,794 (gross tons) |
| Length: | 397.00 m (1,302.49 ft) |
| Beam: | 56.00 m (183.73 ft) |
| Draught: | 30.00 m (98.43 ft) |
| Draft: | 17.5 m (57 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Wärtsilä engine 80,000 kW |
| Speed: | 26.0 knots (48 km/h) (maximum) 25.2 knots (47 km/h) (cruising) |
| Capacity: | 13,500 containers (company statistics) 11,000 TEU (IMO calculations) |
| Crew: | 13 |
Edith Maersk is a container ship and the sister ship of Emma Maersk, thus the world's largest cargo ship. She has capacity for 13,500 containers, in spite of calculations from Maersk Line company, that the ship has only 11,000 TEUs capacity. She can reach up to 15,200 TEUs according to specialists.
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[edit] Design
The ship has a length of 397.00 m (1,302.49 ft) and a beam of 56.00 m (183.73 ft). The depth of the vessel is 30.00 m (98.43 ft) and while fully loaded the ship can reach a draft of 17.5 m (57 ft). The deadweight of the container ship is 156,907 metric tons, while the gross tonnage is 170,794 gross tons. The ship is powered by a 14-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex diesel engine with a power of 80,000 kW, but designers decided that this power is not enough for the ship, and added a waste heat recovery system, which increased the power to 90,000 kW. The ship is registered in the port of Roskilde, Denmark in spite of higher taxes. The company is investing in home country taxes and prefers to use the home flags, in spite of lower restrictions of convenient flags' countries.
[edit] History
Edith Maersk was built by the Odense Steel Shipyard, Denmark and was handed over to the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group on Saturday 3 November 2007.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Maersk Press releases - Namegiving of newbuilding L 209 from Odense Steel Shipyard". 3 November 2007. http://media.maersk.com/en/pressreleases/2007/Pages/NewbuildingL209.aspx. Retrieved 05 May 2009.[dead link]
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