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.
 Ebba Mærsk heading Hamburg. In the background the southern suspension tower of Elbe crossing 2.
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| 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) |
In popular culture
editIn the Daniel Suarez novel Kill Decision, Ebba Mærsk is taken over by thousands of automated combat drones hidden in shipping containers.[4]
References
edit- ^ "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 Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine" 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)