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E-class container ship
Class of eight container ships built from 2006 to 2008

The E class comprises eight 14,770 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container ships. Each sister ship bears a name beginning with the letter "E". Until 2012, they were the largest container ship ever constructed, and are among the longest ships currently in use at 398 metres (1,306 ft) long and 56 metres (184 ft) wide. They are owned by the Danish A. P. Moller-Maersk Group. The first in the class built was Emma Maersk by Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd., Denmark. The ships Emma, Estelle, and Eugen were subjects of TV documentaries. The E class was followed by the larger and more fuel efficient Triple E class.

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Capacity upgrade

In 2016, the decision was made to upgrade the capacity of the ships and make them more efficient at lower speeds. The capacity increase was done by increasing the height of the lashing bridges and adding an extra floor to the accommodation block. This allows the containers to be stacked higher on deck. To help maintain stability, flume tanks were added on the sides of the accommodation block. The work was carried out at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry's shipyard in China.5

List of ships

ShipYard numberIMO numberDeliveryStatusref
Emma MærskL203932148331 Aug 2006In service6
Estelle MærskL20493214959 Nov 2006In service7
Eleonora MærskL205932150012 Jan 2007In service8
Evelyn MærskL206932151229 Mar 2007In service9
Ebba MærskL207932152415 Jun 2007In service10
Elly MaerskL20893215365 Sep 2007In service11
Edith MærskL209932154814 Nov 2007In service12
Eugen MærskL210932155029 Jan 2008In service13

See also

References

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  2. "How Do They Do It?: S5 E9 - Mega Cargo Ships; Peterbilt Vehicles". https://www1.cartoonhd.nl/watch-show/how-do-they-do-it/season/5/episode/9 ↩

  3. "King of Container Ships". IMDb. Retrieved 1 April 2019. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1404274/ ↩

  4. "Shipping: The Danish Armada". The Economist. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22. https://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2011/02/shipping ↩

  5. "Maersk to upgrade eight E class". Ships Monthly. 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2020-08-03. https://shipsmonthly.com/uncategorised/maersk-to-upgrade-eight-e-class/ ↩

  6. "Emma Mærsk (06151181)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search ↩

  7. "Estelle Mærsk (06151182)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search ↩

  8. "Eleonora Mærsk (07151183)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search ↩

  9. "Evelyn Mærsk (07151184)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search ↩

  10. "Ebba Mærsk (07151185)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search ↩

  11. "Elly Mærsk (07151186)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search ↩

  12. "Edith Mærsk (07151187)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search ↩

  13. "Mærsk (08151188)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2018-02-05. https://absrecord.eagle.org/#/absrecord/search ↩