Gudrun Mærsk
The Gudrun Maersk is a container ship, capable of carrying 8,500 TEU and with a deadweight (DWT) of 115,700 metric tons. The ship was built in 2005 and is operated by the Maersk Line.
The "Gunvor Maersk" container ship of the "Gudrun Maersk" class. | |
History | |
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Denmark | |
Name: | Gudrun Maersk |
Operator: | Maersk Line |
Builder: | Odense Steel, Denmark |
Completed: | 2005 |
Status: | in service |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Gudrun Maersk-class container ship |
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Length: | 367 m (1,204 ft) |
Beam: | 43 m (141 ft) |
Draft: | 14.5 m (48 ft) |
Propulsion: | Wärtsilä 12RT-flex96c, 68,640 kW at 102 rpm |
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Capacity: | 8,500 containers (company statistics) |
Design
The container vessel Gudrun Maersk was constructed at the Odense Steel shipyard in Denmark and launched in 2005. At the time it was the world's largest container vessel, a title it lost in 2006 to the Emma Maersk. The Gudrun Maersk has a capacity of 8,500 TEU.[1] The length of the vessel is 367 m (1,204 ft) and the beam is 43 m (141 ft).[2] The vessel's deadweight is 115,700 metric tons[3] with a gross tonnage of 97,933.[4] The maximum power of the Sulzer 12RT-flex96C low-speed common rail main engine of Gudrun Maersk is 68,640 kW (93,211 bhp)at 102 rpm. Gudrun and her 5 sister ships use exhaust heat recovery and cogeneration, producing 6 MWe and reducing the need for diesel generators.[5][6]
See also
References
- "Ship and Yacht Information". shipsinfo.info. March 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-08-08.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Blenkey, Nick. Containerships: taking it to the Malaccamax? AllBusiness, 1 July 2006. Accessed: 4 December 2010.
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- Waste Heat Recovery (WHR): Fuel savings with less emissions Wärtsilä Corporation, 2006. Accessed: 4 December 2010.
- HEINRICH SCHMID. High-efficiency waste heat recovery in service Archived 2010-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Wärtsilä Corporation, 2006. Accessed: 4 December 2010.
- "Gudrun Maersk (05142822)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2011-03-06.