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World's Largest Cargo Ship Get a load of this ship! 15,000 containers and a 207-foot beam! And look at the crew size for a ship that is longer than a U.S. aircraft carrier (which has a complement of 5,000 men and officers). Think it's big enough? Notice that a 207-foot beam means it was NOT designed for the Panama or Suez canals. It is strictly trans-Pacific. Check out the cruise speed…..31 mph means the goods arrive 4 days before the typical container ship (18-20 mph) on a China-to-California run. So this behemoth is hugely competitive carrying perishable goods. This ship was built in three, and perhaps as many as five, sections. The sections were floated together and then welded.
The
ship is named
Emma Maersk.
The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building
and has 11 rigs that can operate simultaneously.
Length - 1,302 ft Width - 207 ft Net cargo - 123,200 tons Engine - 14 in-line cylinder diesel engine (110,000 BHP) Cruise Speed - 31 mi/h Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU. Note: A cargo ship's capacity is measured in TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). This is the number of 20-foot containers that a vessel can carry. Crew - 13 people First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006 Construction cost - US $145,000,000+ Silicone paint applied to the ship's bottom reduces water resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year.
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