Maersk Peary Explained

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Ship Caption:The Maersk Peary provides fuel to McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
Ship Name:MT Jutul
Ship Registry:
Ship Builder:STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae-gu, South Korea
Ship Laid Down:2004
Ship Launched:25 September 2004
Ship Identification:

WHKM

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Ship Name:Maersk Peary
Ship Namesake:Robert E. Peary
Ship Operator:Maersk Line
Ship Registry: Norfolk, Virginia
Ship Acquired:2011
Ship Identification:
      • Call Sign: WHKM
  • Hull number: T-AOT 5246
Ship Status:[1]
Ship Type:Tanker
Ship Tonnage:
Ship Length:180m (590feet)
Ship Beam:32m (105feet)
Ship Draft:10.275m (33.711feet)
Ship Ice Class:1B[3]
Ship Power:15,000 hp diesel Hyundai MAN B&W 7S50MC-C engine [4]
Ship Speed:14.8kn
Ship Capacity:45,186.7 cbm
Ship Crew:21

The Maersk Peary is a tanker, operated by the shipping firm Maersk Line, that was designed for working in the polar regions.

History

She was built in 2004 by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae-gu, South Korea,[3] originally with a red hull and registered in Norway as the MT Jutul.[1] [5] In 2011, Maersk won a long-term contract to supply Thule AFB, in Greenland and McMurdo Station, in Antarctica, and the Maersk Peary was reflagged as an American vessel and painted blue, sailing with an American crew.[6] The vessel was then leased to the Military Sealift Command.[7]

As of August the eleventh 2023 the Maersk Peary now sails under the name Acadia Trader.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MAERSK PEARY - Oil/chemical tanker: current position and details | IMO 9278492, MMSI 368236000, Callsign WHKM | Registered in USA - AIS Marine Traffic . Marinetraffic.com . 25 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Maersk Peary | . Maersklinelimited.com . 13 August 2013 . 25 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Come on-board the darling of the Polar Regions | Maersk Group . Maerskstories.maersk.com . 20 February 2013 . 25 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Maersk Peary. Duivendijk.net. 5 October 2016.
  5. Web site: MAERSK PEARY (Oil Products Tanker): ship particulars and AIS position - IMO 9278492, MMSI 368236000 . FleetMon.com . 25 March 2014.
  6. News: Maersk Line, Limited names ice-classed U.S.-flag tanker . Marine Log . 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226163410/http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1418%3Amaersk-line-limited-names-ice-classed-us-flag-tanker&Itemid=231 . 26 February 2014 . dead . In July, MLL won a long-term time charter from the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command to support these missions. MAERSK PEARY was reflagged into the U.S. registry on September 19, 2011, and American officers and crew will operate the ship. .
  7. Web site: MSC Ship Inventory - Long-term Chartered Tankers . Msc.navy.mil . 25 March 2014.