Maersk C-class container ship

The Maersk C class is a series of 8 container ships built for Maersk Line. The ships were built by Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 9,640 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [1]

Cornelia Maersk in the Port of Aarhus
Class overview
Builders: Odense Steel Shipyard
Operators: Maersk Line
In service: 2000–present
Planned: 8
Completed: 8
Active: 8
General characteristics (Upgraded)
Type: Container ship
Tonnage: 92,198 GT
Length: 346.98 m (1,138.4 ft)
Beam: 42.8 m (140 ft)
Draft: 15 m (49 ft)
Capacity: 9,640 TEU
General characteristics
Type: Container ship
Tonnage: 91,921 GT
Length: 346.98 m (1,138.4 ft)
Beam: 42.95 m (140.9 ft)
Draft: 14.5 m (48 ft)
Capacity: 8,650 TEU

The last three ships were built with a slightly different design compared to the first five. Overall they are slightly wider and were built with a slightly taller bridge.

Between 2011 and 2016, five of the ships were upgraded at the Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry shipyard in China.[2]

List of ships
Ship Yard number IMO number Delivery Status Notes ref
A.P. Moller L177 9214898 8 Jun 2000 In service Upgraded [3]
Caroline Maersk L178 9214903 4 Sep 2000 In service Upgraded [4]
Carsten Maersk L179 9219795 17 Nov 2000 In service Upgraded [5]
Chastine Maersk L180 9219800 3 Feb 2001 In service Upgraded [6]
Charlotte Maersk L181 9245744 22 Mar 2002 In service Upgraded [7]
Cornelia Maersk L182 9245756 12 Jun 2002 In service [8]
Columbine Maersk L183 9245768 4 Sep 2002 In service [9]
Clementine Maersk L184 9245770 7 Nov 2002 In service [10]

See also

References
  1. "Shipping Schedules | Vessel Schedules | Maersk". mybeta.maerskline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  2. "Qingdao Beihai becomes the go-to yard for boxship jumboisation". Splash247. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  3. "A.P. Moller (0039179)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  4. "Caroline Maersk (0039181)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  5. "Carsten Maersk (0039873)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  6. "Chastine Maersk (0139874)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  7. "Charlotte Maersk (0241088)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  8. "Cornelia Maersk (02112190)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  9. "Columbine Maersk (02112191)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  10. "Clementine Maersk (02112192)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
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