Eilbek class

Eilbek class

The Eilbek

Ship data Ship type Container Ship Shipyard Meyer shipyard , Papenburg Construction period 2004 to 2005 Units built 4th

Ship dimensions and crew length 169.00 m ( Lüa ) width 27.20 m Side height 13.60 m Draft Max. 9.00 m measurement 16,324 GT / 6,450 NRZ

Machine system machine 1 × MAN diesel engine (type: 8 S 50 MC-C) Machine performance 12,640 kW (17,186 hp) Top speed 20 kn (37 km / h) propeller 1 × controllable pitch propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity ~ 15,950 dwt Container 1600 TEU Connections for refrigerated containers 314 Permitted number of passengers 6th

Others Classifications DNV GL

The Eilbek class is one of four 1600 TEU - container ships existing ship class. The ships were built in 2004/2005 at Meyer-Werft for the shipping company Hansa Hamburg Shipping .

Ship description

The ships of the Eilbek class are 169 meters long and 27.2 meters wide and have a maximum draft of 9 meters. The carrying capacity of the ships is about 15,950 dwt. They have parking for 1,600  20-foot containers (1,600 TEU). With homogeneous loading with 14 t heavy containers, 1,100 TEU can be loaded.

The ships have an atypical arrangement of the hatches. Due to the threefold longitudinal division of the hold , they are considered to be “ open top ships ” in the middle area . The hatches are fitted with hydraulic folding hatch covers in the front and side areas . The advantage of this innovative design enables maximum flexibility when used as feeder ships and faster loading and unloading in ports.

The ships have their own passenger deck with six cabins. For the first time, the Eilbek class has the highest ice class “Finnish / Swedish 1A Super” for container ships of this size .

The ships are powered by an eight - cylinder two - stroke diesel engine made by MAN with an output of 12,640  kW . The ships reach a speed of 20  knots .

In the bow and in the stern area there is a transverse thruster control system with an output of 950 and 650 kW respectively.

The electricity is generated by a shaft generator with 2,250  kVA apparent power and three diesel generators , each with 1000 kVA apparent power. An emergency generator with 625 kVA apparent power was also installed.

The ships were from the shipping company Hamburg Lloyd bereedert . Until 2010 they sailed under the flag of Great Britain with home port London, then under the flag of Liberia with home port Monrovia in international maritime traffic. In 2017, the ships were taken over by Bernhard Schulte for around $ 39 million and re-flagged to Cyprus .

The ships

Eilbek class
Building name	Build number	IMO number	Keel laying / launching / completion	Later names and whereabouts
Eilbek	671	9313199	June 24, 2004 / October 18, 2004 / January 27, 2005	Cast Prosperity → Eilbek → Baltic Tern
Reinbek	672	9313204	June 24, 2004 / October 30, 2004 / March 10, 2005	Cast Prestige → Reinbek → Baltic Fulmar
Flottbek	673	9313216	/ January 3, 2005 / May 4, 2005	Baltic Petrel
Barmbek	674	9313228	/ May 9, 2005 / June 30, 2005	Baltic Shearwater

Web links

Commons : Eilbek class  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Container ships , Meyer shipyard

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Fleet list , shipping company Hamburger Lloyd ( Memento from July 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ BSM Germany to manage first ice class container feeder vessels. Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, March 16, 2017, accessed on April 12, 2017 . 
3. ^ Box carrier re-chartered after sale , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung, August 31, 2017.
4. ↑ Double keel laying for container ships. Meyer-Werft, June 24, 2004, accessed December 20, 2014 .