Mærsk C class (1991)
Tåsinge Mærsk (built as Caroline Mærsk )
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The Mærsk-C-class is a class of full container ships .
history
The ships were built in the first half of the 1990s for the Danish shipping company Maersk Line at the Odense Staalskibsværft shipyard. The ship class is considered to be one of the first to be designed entirely on the computer and in which the control of the burning machines and robots at the shipyard was taken over directly by CAD / CAM computers. The ship's design is a result of the Danish development program "Project Skib", which, similar to the German " Ship of the Future " program, aimed to improve the economy and safety of the ships while reducing the number of crews , but which should also enable smaller Danish shipping companies in particular to acquire a modern ship with low operating costs.
Initially six units were ordered, which were delivered in 1991 and 1992. Three more units were ordered in 1992 and were delivered during 1994. All ships sailed under the flag of Denmark.
The ships were initially used by Maersk Line mainly in traffic between Algeciras and West Africa . After the commissioning of the last three units of the class, the three first ships built were withdrawn from West Africa traffic and used between North and South America .
The ships were later used in other shipping areas .
description
The ships are powered by a diesel engine. The first six units were fitted with an eight-cylinder diesel engine from MAN B&W with partially different outputs from around 10,400 to 10,500 kW , the last three units a Mitsubishi diesel engine of the type 9UEC50LSII with around 12,380 kW as the drive motor. The engine acts on a fixed propeller . The ships reach around 18 kn . Three diesel generators are available to generate electricity. The ships are equipped with a bow and a stern thruster.
The ships of the class differ partly in length. The first four units are 162.25 meters long, the fifth and sixth units are 176.39 meters and the last three units are 190.48 meters long. The longer units each have one or two additional 40-foot holds . The ships are equipped with a Liebherr - gantry crane equipped, the on rails on the sides of the cargo holds can be moved. The gantry crane, which can lift 35 t, can handle around 25 containers per hour.
The basic version of the ship class has eight holds, the extended versions nine and ten respectively. The holds are provided with cell guides and are closed with pontoon hatch covers. Cargo hold 1 can only accommodate 20-foot containers, the other holds also offer space for 40-foot containers. Up to five containers can be loaded one above the other and up to nine next to each other in the hold. On deck, up to five layers can be loaded one on top of the other and up to eleven containers can be loaded next to each other. In this case, however, the gantry crane can no longer be used. It limits the available space for deck containers to three layers on top of each other and nine containers next to each other. There is more space on deck in front of and behind the deckhouse . There are still spaces for 40-foot containers: eleven containers side by side in front of the deckhouse and ten containers side by side behind the deckhouse, each of which can be stowed five layers high (with the restriction already described with regard to the use of the gantry crane for the container loaded in front of the deckhouse). In front of hold 1 there is a breakwater to protect against overflowing water. There are over 100 connections for refrigerated containers. The information on the container capacity of the ships varies somewhat. The first four units have a capacity of over 1200 TEU, the following two units with 1300 or 1350 TEU and the last three ships with 1500 TEU.
The ships are equipped with rolling tanks to compensate for the ship's movements during cargo handling.
The deckhouse is in the rear of the ships. The engine room is located below the deckhouse and the stowage spaces directly in front of the deckhouse . At the rear is located in the center of the ship a free-fall lifeboat .
On board the ships there is space for 20 people, for each of which there are individual cabins. The ships are approved for operation with a crew of only eight. The usual manning is between 12 and 14 people.
Ships
| Mærsk C class | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building name | Build number | IMO number | delivery | Later names and whereabouts |
| Chastine Mærsk | L135 | 8819976 | December 1991 | 2001: Thurø Mærsk , 2015: MCC Ha Long , scrapped in 2020 |
| Charlotte Mærsk | L136 | 8819988 | 1992 | 2001: Tove Mærsk , scrapped in 2020 |
| Cornelia Mærsk | L137 | 8819990 | April 1992 | 2001: Thies Mærsk , 2015: MCC Mergui , scrapped in 2020 |
| Clifford Mærsk | L138 | 8820004 | 1992 | 1997: Maersk Colorado , 2003: Troense Mærsk , scrapped in 2017 |
| Clara Mærsk | L139 | 8820016 | 1992 | Clara Maersk , scrapped in 2019 |
| Christian Mærsk | L140 | 8820195 | September 1992 | 2008: Maersk California , scrapped in 2017 |
| Caroline Mærsk | L151 | 9064384 | January 1994 | 1997: Maersk California , 2002: Tåsinge Mærsk , 2018: Maersk Taasinge |
| Claes Mærsk | L152 | 9064396 | 1994 | Scrapped in 2019 |
| Cecilie Mærsk | L153 | 9064401 | 1994 | Scrapped in 2019 |
literature
- Cecilie Maersk: completing Möller's C-class series. In: Significant Ships of 1994 . Royal Institution of Naval Architects , 1995, ISBN 0-90305-519-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d The last in a series of six vessels. In: Mærsk Post , 1/1993, p. 3 ISSN 0904-7093 .
- ^ Ninth International Conference on Maritime Education and Training Proceedings , The Nippon Foundation Library. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ↑ project skib til debat , Ingeniøren, May 6, 1988. Accessed August 19, 2020th
- ^ Christening of two more vessels in the series. In: Mærsk Post , 3/1992, p. 3 ISSN 0904-7093 .
- ^ Caroline, Claes & Cecilie Mærsk. In: Mærsk Post , 2/1994, pp. 4-5 ISSN 0904-7093 .
- ↑ a b c d The "Chastine Mærsk". In: Mærsk Post , 1/1992, pp. 3-5 ISSN 0904-7093 .