Samsung 5500 class

Samsung 5500 class

ER Denmark as APL Denmark on the Scheldt near Antwerp

Ship data Ship type Container Ship Shipping company ER Schiffahrt GmbH & Cie. KG Shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries, Goeje Construction period 1999 to 2002 Units built 15th Cruising areas Worldwide trip

Ship dimensions and crew length 277.23 m ( Lüa ) 263.15 m ( Lpp ) width 40.0 m Draft Max. 14.0 m measurement ~ 66,000 GT / ~ 33,000 NRZ

Machine system machine 1 × MAN B&W - diesel engine (type: 12K90 MC) Machine performance 54,840 kW (74,562 hp) Top speed 26.2 kn (49 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity ~ 68,000 dw Container 5,762 TEU Connections for refrigerated containers 656

The Samsung 5500 class is a series of Postpanmax - container ships . When they were built, they were among the largest container ships in the world.

history

The MSC Los Angeles on the Elbe

A total of 15 ships of the Samsung 5500 class were built between 1999 and 2002 at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea for the Hamburg shipping company ER Schiffahrt . Initially, ER Schiffahrt had ordered eight units with the option for five more. The first eight ships were put into service between the end of 1999 and the end of 2000. Five of the ships were chartered to OOCL , three to P&O Nedlloyd .

ER Schiffahrt then had the seven other ships built, which were put into service from mid-2001 to the end of 2002. Of these ships, one found initial employment with OOCL, two went to CSCL and four to APL . The ships were financed through ship funds from Nordcapital , which, like ER Schiffahrt, belongs to ER Capital Holding.

Other ships of the same type were built for the Greek Danaos Group, which were later taken over by APL.

Technical specifications

The ships have eight holds with 15 hatches. The container capacity is 5,762  TEU , with a homogeneous load of 14 t per container still 4,204 TEU. There is space for 3,160 TEU on deck and 2,602 TEU below deck. There are connections for 656 reefer containers , 456 on deck and 200 below deck.

The deckhouse is located about two thirds of the length aft.

The vessels are of a MAN B & W - diesel engine driven, the Samsung Heavy Industries in license built. The twelve - cylinder two - stroke diesel engine has an output of 54,840  kW . With a daily consumption of 228 t of heavy fuel oil , the ships have an operating range of 21,000  nautical miles .

The ships

Samsung 5500 class
Building name	IMO number	Construction number	Keel laying, launching, delivery	Renaming and whereabouts
ER Hong Kong	9198109	1291	June 21, 1999 October 2, 1999 December 10, 1999	OOCL New York (1999); sold to OOCL in February 2012
ER Shanghai	9198111	1292	August 20, 1999 November 7, 1999 December 30, 1999	OOCL Shanghai (1999); sold to OOCL in February 2012
ER Pusan	9211169	1302	October 18, 1999 February 3, 2000 April 28, 2000	OOCL Los Angeles → ER Pusan (2010) → Pusan (2020) → 2020 demolition in Alang
ER Seoul	9208021	1301	December 27, 1999 March 9, 2000 June 1, 2000	OOCL Malaysia → ER Seoul (2009) → CSAV Houston (2011) → ER Seoul (2013) → Seoul (2020) → 2020 demolition in Alang
ER London	9214202	1265	February 29, 2000 June 4, 2000 August 1, 2000	P&O Nedlloyd Vespucci (2000) → ER London (2005) → MSC Gemma (2008) → ER London (2016)
ER Amsterdam	9213571	1319	April 16, 2000 July 7, 2000 September 1, 2000	P&O Nedlloyd Magellan → ER Amsterdam (2005) → MSC Antares (2008) → ER Amsterdam (2013) → Amsterdam (2017) → ER Amsterdam (2017) → Amsterdam (2020) → 2020 demolition in Alang
ER Felixstowe	9213583	1320	April 25, 2000 July 29, 2000 October 1, 2000	P&O Nedlloyd Torres → ER Felixstowe (2006) → MSC Mira (2009) → ER Felixtone (2017)
ER Berlin	9214214	1266	June 19, 2000 September 3, 2000 December 29, 2000	OOCL Germany → ER Berlin (2011)
APL England	9218650	1335	September 4, 2000 November 26, 2000 February 20, 2001	-
APL Scotland	9218662	1336	November 28, 2000 February 17, 2001 May 4, 2001	-
ER Paris	9214226	1267	November 30, 2000 February 18, 2001 May 28, 2001	OOCL France (2011) → MSC Adriatic (2011) → ER France (2015)
ER Kobe	9222974	1350	January 2, 2001 March 10, 2001 June 15, 2001	CSCL Kobe (2001) → Suape Express (2011) → ER Kobe (2015)
ER Los Angeles	9222986	1351	January 4, 2001 March 31, 2001 June 25, 2001	CSCL Los Angeles (2001) → MSC Los Angeles (2008) → ER Los Angeles (2010) → Montevideo Express (2011) → ER Los Angeles (2015)
APL Holland	9218674	1337	February 19, 2001 April 28, 2001 July 20, 2001	-
ER Canada	9231236	1372	June 25, 2001 September 1, 2001 December 10, 2001	APL Canada → ER Canada (2013)
APL Belgium	9218686	1338	July 19, 2001 October 6, 2001 January 2, 2002	-
ER India	9231248	1373	November 12, 2001 February 9, 2002 May 8, 2002	APL India → MSC India (2013)
ER Denmark	9231250	1374	December 27, 2001 March 20, 2002 July 10, 2002	APL Denmark → ER Denmark (2012)
ER Sweden	9231262	1375	February 18, 2002 May 20, 2002 September 11, 2002	APL Sweden (2002) → ER Sweden (2012)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fleet list of ER SCHIFFAHRT GmbH & Cie. KG . Retrieved February 21, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Samsung's Standard Post-Panamax Ships (PDF; 301 kB) , The Containershipping-Newsletter, March 2007. Retrieved on February 21, 2012.
3. ↑ Nordcapital GmbH's placement balance sheet . Retrieved February 21, 2012.
4. ^ DNV GL: OOCL New York . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
5. ↑ ^{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 February 21, 2012.
6. ↑ DNV GL: OOCL Shanghai . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
7. ↑ DNV GL: ER Pusan . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
8. ↑ DNV GL: ER Seoul . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
9. ↑ DNV GL: ER London . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
10. ↑ DNV GL: ER Amsterdam . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
11. ↑ DNV GL: ER Felixtone . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
12. ↑ DNV GL: ER Berlin . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
13. ↑ DNV GL: APL England . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
14. ^ DNV GL: APL Scotland . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
15. ↑ DNV GL: ER France .
16. ↑ DNV GL: ER Kobe . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
17. ^ DNV GL: ER Los Angeles . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
18. ↑ DNV GL: APL Holland . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
19. ↑ DNV GL: ER Canada . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
20. ↑ DNV GL: APL Belgium . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
21. ^ DNV GL: MSC India . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
22. ↑ DNV GL: ER Denmark . Retrieved September 29, 2017.
23. ↑ DNV GL: ER Sweden . Retrieved September 29, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Samsung 5500 class  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Virtual tour of one of the 5,762 TEU container ships (requires QuickTime )