Eleonora Mærsk Explained

Eleonora Mærsk is one of the world's largest container ships operated by A. P. Moller and registered to Svendborg, Denmark. It was constructed in 2006 at the Odense Steel Shipyard. There are seven other identical sister ships in the A. P. Moller fleet. Eleonora Mærsk and the other seven ships of the are among the biggest ever built.

Hull and engine

Eleonora Mærsk was built by the Odense Steel Shipyard in yard 205. It is a fully cellular container ship with 23 holds, and a total carrying capacity of 15,500 TEU. The ship is 397m (1,302feet) long, its beam is 56m (184feet) and is 19.4m (63.6feet) high. This ship has a working crew of around 13 people at one time.

The vessel is powered by a Wärtsilä-Sulzer 14RTFLEX96-C diesel engine, capable of producing 80905kW driving one propeller. This 2-stroke, 14 cylinder engine was built by the Doosan Engine Company in Changwan. When constructed, the vessel utilized one and five auxiliary generators.

Information

Eleonora Mærsk is a sister ship of and has a maximum speed of 27kn. The ship was specifically designed to sail through the Asian trade route, and has the largest combustion engine ever built.[1] Its engine is the equivalent of 1,000 family-sized cars.

Notes and References

  1. News: Globalisation: Extreme Shipping. The Economist. March 6, 2012. 29 October 2011.