OOCL S-Class

OOCL S-Class

The OOCL California

Ship data Ship type Container Ship Shipyard Mitsubishi , Nagasaki , Japan Samsung Heavy Industries , Koje , South Korea CSBC , Kaohsiung , Taiwan Construction period 1994 to 1999 Units built 6th Cruising areas Worldwide trip

Ship dimensions and crew length 276.02–277.35 m ( Lüa ) 262.00–264.00 m ( Lpp ) width 40.00 m Side height 24.00–24.30 m Draft Max. 14.03 m measurement approx. 66,000–66,700 GT approx. 30,540–39,500 NRZ

Machine system machine 1 × two-stroke diesel engine propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Container 5344 TEU 5714 TEU 5770 TEU

Others Classifications American Bureau of Shipping

Remarks Data depending on variant

The ships of the OOCL S-Class are container ships of the shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).

history

Front view of the OOCL Chicago

The ship class consists of six ships of three different series, which were built between 1995 and 1999. The two oldest and smallest ships come from the Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki, the middle two ships were built by China Shipbuilding Company in Kaohsiung. The last and largest two ships were delivered by the South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries in bunk and belong to the Samsung 5500 class series . The client for the series was the Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line, where the ships are still in service today. All six ships of the class were used in liner service between Europe and East Asia.

technology

The S-Class ships are among the Post-Panamax container ships and have a slot capacity of 5344 to 5770 TEU. The ship's superstructures are arranged about four fifths of the length aft. The machinery with a two-stroke diesel main engine that acts directly on a fixed propeller is located under the deckhouse.

The ships

OOCL S-Class
Ship name	TEU	Shipyard / construction number	IMO number	Keel laying, launching, delivery	Client	Renaming and whereabouts
OOCL California	5344	Mitsubishi, Nagasaki / 2098	9102289	December 19, 1994 - August 29, 1995	OOCL, Hong Kong	so in motion
OOCL America	5344	Mitsubishi, Nagasaki / 2099	9102291	April 3, 1995 - November 28, 1995	OOCL, Hong Kong	so in motion
ER Hong Kong	5770	Samsung, Geoje / 1291	9198109	- - December 1999	ER Schiffahrt , Hamburg	1999 OOCL New York ; sold to OOCL in February 2012
ER Shanghai	5770	Samsung, Geoje / 1292	9198111	- - December 1999	ER Schiffahrt, Hamburg	1999 OOCL Shanghai ; sold to OOCL in February 2012
OOCL San Francisco	5714	CSBC, Kaohsiung / 788	9199268	January 3, 2000 - September 15, 2000	OOCL, Hong Kong	so in motion
OOCL Chicago	5714	CSBC, Kaohsiung / 789	9199270	March 6, 2000 - October 27, 2000	OOCL, Hong Kong	so in motion
Data: Equasis, large tonnage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} ABS: OOCL California. Retrieved September 30, 2017 . 
2. ^ ABS: OOCL America. Retrieved September 30, 2017 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} OOCL uses the purchase option for charter ships ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung , February 20, 2012. Accessed August 17, 2013.
4. ^ ABS: OOCL San Francisco. Retrieved September 30, 2017 . 
5. ^ ABS: OOCL Chicago. Retrieved September 30, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Equasis homepage (English)
7. ↑ grosstonnage homepage (English)

Web links

Commons : OOCL S-Class  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• OOCL fleet list (English)