Type C11

C11 class

The APL Korea

Ship data Ship type Container Ship Shipping company American President Lines Order 1994 draft Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel Herbert Engineering, Alameda, California Shipyard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel Daewoo Heavy Industries, Korea Construction period 1994 to 1996 Units built 6th Cruising areas Transpacific Service

Ship dimensions and crew length 276.30 m ( Lüa ) 262.00 m ( Lpp ) width 40.00 m Side height 24.30 m Draft Max. 14.00 m measurement 64,502 GT 32,928 NRZ   crew 22nd

Machine system machine 1 × Hyundai-MAN B&W 11K90MC-C eleven-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine Machine performance 49,523 kW (67,333 hp) Top speed 24.6 kn (46 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 66,250 dwt Container 4826 TEU Connections for refrigerated containers 300

Others Classifications American Bureau of Shipping

The ships of the type C11 or the C11 class of the US shipping company American President Lines were the world's largest container ships when they were built .

details

The series consists of the six Postpanmax container ships APL China , APL Thailand , APL Japan , APL Korea , APL Philippines and APL Singapore . The client was the US shipping company American President Lines. The series was created from 1994 at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in Kiel and Daewoo Heavy Industries (DHI) in South Korea. The ship type is simply referred to as type C11 according to the classification of the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD). The C11 ships can carry up to 4826 TEU containers. Due to its large width, it was possible to stow 16 containers side by side on deck and 14 containers side by side in the hold. In the hatches, up to nine layers can be moved one on top of the other, on deck there are up to five layers. The ships were initially used on the shipping company's transpacific service.

The ships (selection)

C11 type / class
Ship name	Shipyard / construction number	IMO number	Keel laying delivery	Renaming and whereabouts
APL China	HDW / 297	9074389	July 12, 1994 May 19, 1995	Scrapped in Aliağa in 2020 .
APL Thailand	HDW / 299	9077123	February 28, 1995 November 29, 1995	Scrapped in Alang in 2020.
APL Japan	HDW / 298	9074391	November 30, 1994 September 1, 1995	2019 Japan , demolition from 4th July 2019 in Alang.
APL Korea	DHI / 4028	9074535	February 4, 1995 September 27, 1995	2019 Korea , demolition from August 16, 2019 in Alang.
APL Philippines	DHI / 4033	9077276	May 30, 1995 January 4, 1996	2018 Pineza , demolition from November 24, 2018 in Alang.
APL Singapore	DHI / 4029	9074547	April 3, 1995 November 10, 1995	2019 Singapore , demolition from August 2019 in Alang.

literature

• Neumann, Peter; Somer, Jack A .: Ocean liners: Experience up close: The construction of the world's largest container ships at HDW . 1st edition. Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft, Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-7822-0679-7 .

Web links

• C11 type / class at Global Security (English)
• APL History page (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ References from Herbert Engineering ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
2. ↑ ABS: APL China. Retrieved December 26, 2017 . 
3. ↑ ABS: APL Thailand. Retrieved December 26, 2017 . 
4. ↑ ABS: APL Japan. Retrieved December 26, 2017 . 
5. ↑ ABS: APL Korea. Retrieved December 26, 2017 . 
6. ↑ ABS: APL Philippines. Retrieved December 26, 2017 . 
7. ^ ABS: APL Singapore. Retrieved December 26, 2017 .