Marchen Maersk
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Marchen Maersk [1] |
| Owner: | A.P. Moller Maersk[1] |
| Operator: | A.P. Moller Maersk [1] |
| Port of registry: |
Dragør,  Denmark [1] |
| Builder: | Odense staalskibsværft A/S [1] |
| Yard number: | 212 [1] |
| Launched: | May 10, 2008[2] |
| Christened: | 10 May 2008 [3] |
| Completed: | May 2008 [1] |
| Identification: |
IMO Number: 9359014 [1] Call Sign: OUIY2 [1] MMSI: 220594000 [1] Official No: D4249 [1] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | AB [1] |
| Tonnage: | 98,268 [2] |
| Length: | 366.89m LOA [1] |
| Draught: | 15.50m [1] |
| Draft: | 16m [4] |
| Depth: | 21.45m [1] |
| Installed power: | 68,640kW (93,323HP) [1] |
| Propulsion: | Diesel, Single Screw [1] |
| Speed: | 25.0 kn [1] |
| Capacity: | 7,668 TEU [1] |
The Marchen Maersk is owned and operated by the A.P. Moller Maersk.[1] Marchen Maersk is one of the largest container ships in the world. The Marchen Maersk was christened on 10 May 2008 at Maersk Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark.[3] This ship is the first of 12 M-Class vessels.[5]
Hull and engine
Marchen Maersk is a fully cellular container ship with a capacity of 7,668 TEU.[1] It was completed in May 2008 by the Odense Steel Shipyard, in yard 212.[1] It has an overall length of 367 meters.[1]
It is powered by a Wärtsilä 12RT-Flex96c, 2-stroke slow speed diesel engine.[1] This engine is capable of propelling the Marchen Maersk at a top speed of 25 knots.[1]
System failures
On April 8, this ship was said to have steering problems as it came into port due to a starboard transporter failure.[6]
Recent activity
Recently, the Marchen Maersk was seen to port in the Port of Felixstowe along with many other ships.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 Lloyd's Register of Shipping (2009). Register of Ships. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. p. 1870. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/30060000531762 |30060000531762 [[Category:Articles with invalid ISBNs]]]] Check
|isbn=value (help). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ship of the Day". Ship of the Day. Retrieved 3/06/2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Maersk names new box ship". Journal of Commerce. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "Marchen Maersk". myship.com. Retrieved 3/6/2012.
- ↑ "M/V Marchen Maersk". Ryno Enterprises. Retrieved 3/6/2012.
- ↑ Factiva (9 April 1998). "Marine; Marchen Maersk (Dis)". Lloyd's Information Casualty Report. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ Factiva (2011). "FELIXSTOWE". Retrieved 27 February 2012.