 Ebba Mærsk heading Hamburg. In the background the southern suspension tower of Elbe crossing 2. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ebba Mærsk |
| Owner | A. P. Moller-Maersk Group |
| Operator | Copenhagen,  Denmark |
| Builder | Odense Steel Shipyard |
| Yard number | 207 |
| Launched | 12 April 2007 |
| Christened | 21 May 2007 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9321524 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mærsk E-class container ship |
| Tonnage | 156,907 DWT |
| Length | 397 m (1,302 ft) |
| Beam | 56 m (184 ft) |
Ebba Mærsk is a container ship owned by the Danish shipping company A. P. Moller-Maersk Group. She is the fifth of the Mærsk E-class, and at the time of delivery she and her seven sister ships were among the largest container ships ever built.[1] She has a total TEU capacity of 11,000 TEU 14-ton containers by Mærsk definition; however, with standard ratings she can hold 14,770 containers.[2] This rating goes by physical space rather than weight. Her beam is 56 m (184 ft), her length 397 m (1,302 ft), and she has a deadweight tonnage of 156,907. In May 2010, she was reported with 15,011 TEU[3] in Tangier, Morocco, the highest equivalent number of any vessel.
In popular culture
In the Daniel Suarez novel Kill Decision, Ebba Mærsk is taken over by thousands of automated combat drones hidden in shipping containers.[4]
References
- ↑ "The 108,640 horsepower boosted Ebba Mærsk" (in Danish). 18 August 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ↑ Vessels Mærsk Line, 1 June 2010. Retrieved: 17 June 2010.
- ↑ Holt, Julie. "Ebba Mærsk Beats World Record" Ing.dk, 28 May 2010. Retrieved: 28 May 2010.
- ↑ Daniel Suarez, Kill Decision, Chapter 28 ff. ISBN 978-0525952619. Published by Dutton Adult (July 19, 2012)