| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 170,974 GT 55,396 NT |
| Length: | 397 m (1,302 ft) |
| Beam: | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Draught: | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
| Depth: | 30 m (98 ft)} (deck edge to keel) |
| Propulsion: | 80 MW (109,000 hp) Wärtsilä 14RT-Flex96c plus 30 MW (40,000 hp) from five Caterpillar 8M32 |
| Speed: | 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) |
| Capacity: | 156,907 DWT 14,770+ TEU 1000 TEU (reefers) |
| Crew: | 13, with room for 30 |
| Notes: | [1] |
The Maersk E Series comprises eight 14,770 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container ships. Each sister ship bear names beginning with the letter "E", tie for the largest container ship ever constructed, and are the longest ships currently in use at 397 metres (1,302 ft) long and 56 metres (184 ft) wide. They are owned by the Danish A. P. Moller-Maersk Group. The first in the class built was Emma Maersk by Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd., Denmark. The E-class is planned to be followed by the Triple-E class, which is even larger and more fuel-efficient.[2]
| Ship name | Year built |
|---|---|
| Emma Mærsk | 2006 |
| Estelle Mærsk | 2006 |
| Eleonora Mærsk | 2007 |
| Evelyn Mærsk | 2007 |
| Ebba Mærsk | 2007 |
| Elly Mærsk | 2007 |
| Edith Mærsk | 2007 |
| Eugen Mærsk | 2008 |
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