Sea-Land Champion Class

Champion class

The Sealand Charger

Ship data Ship type Container Ship Shipping company Sealand Service, New York Shipyard Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Chita Construction period 1994 to 1997 Units built 9

Ship dimensions and crew length 292.15 m ( Lüa ) 273.00 m ( Lpp ) width 32.20 m Side height 21.20 m Draft Max. 13.00 m measurement 49,985 GT

Machine system machine Sulzer diesel engine Machine performance 36,476 kW (49,594 hp) Top speed 24.5 kn (45 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 59,840 dwt Container 4065-4082 TEU Connections for refrigerated containers 350

Others Classifications American Bureau of Shipping

The champion class is one of nine container ships existing class of the American shipping company Sea-Land Service , which of the Danish shipping 1999 AP Moller-Maersk has been adopted.

history

The ships were originally ordered by the Sea-Land Corporation. The nine-unit series was built and delivered between 1995 and 1997 by the Japanese Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries at the shipyards in Chita and Kure.

After the takeover of Sea-Land by Maersk in November 1999, the color scheme of the Champion- class ships was changed to that of Mærsk, but they kept their Sea-Land names and continued to be operated by a US subsidiary.

All ships were scrapped in 2017.

technology

The ships have superstructures about four fifths aft above the propulsion system. One hold is behind the deckhouse, the rest in front. The holds are provided with cell guides and are closed by pontoon hatch covers. The container capacity is just under 4100 TEU and there are 350 refrigerated container connections available. With a homogeneous loading of fourteen-ton containers, the capacity is reduced to a good 2900 TEU.

The main drive consists of a nine-cylinder marine diesel engine of the type 9RTA84C built under a Sulzer license with an output of 36,476  kW , which acts directly on a fixed-pitch propeller. The ships can thus reach a speed of around 24.5  knots . The energy supply is ensured by three auxiliary diesels and one emergency diesel. A bow thruster is available to support the docking and casting off maneuvers .

The ships

Champion class
Building name	Shipyard / construction number	IMO number	delivery	Later names and whereabouts
Sea-Land Champion	IHI, Chita / 3055	9106170	1995	Rvnpeng , Run Peh , Runpeh , Run Peng , Sealand Champion , Oel Khaleej Express , 2017 demolition in Gadani
Sea-Land Comet	IHI, Chita / 3056	9106182	1995	2017 demolished in Jiangyin
Sea-Land Mercury	IHI, Kure / 3057	9106194	1995	CSX Mercury , SL Mercury , 2017 demolition in Jiangyin
Sea-Land Meteor	IHI, Chita / 3058	9106209	1996	2017 demolition in Alang
Sea-Land Racer	IHI, Kure / 3059	9116890	1996	MSC Everest , 2017 Racer , 2017 demolition in Alang
Sea-Land Charger	IHI, Chita / 3077	9143001	1997	2017 demolition in Alang
Sea-Land Eagle	IHI, Chita / 3078	9143013	1997	2017 demolition in Alang
Sea-Land Intrepid	IHI, Kure / 3079	9143025	1997	CSX Intrepid , 2017 demolition in Jiangyin
Sea-Land Lightning	IHI, Kure / 3080	9143037	September 25, 1997	2017 demolished in Jiangyin
Data: Equasis, large tonnage

literature

• Cudahy, Brian J .: Box boats . How container ships changed the world. Fordham University press, New York 2006, ISBN 0-8232-2568-2 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ entry in .containership-info , website .containership info. Retrieved September 4, 2013
2. ↑ Equasis homepage (English)
3. ↑ grosstonnage homepage (English)