Ebba Mærsk

Ebba Mærsk is a container ship owned by the Danish shipping company A. P. Moller-Maersk Group. She is the fifth of the Mærsk E-class, and at the time of delivery she and her seven sister ships were among the largest container ships ever built.[1] She has a total TEU capacity of 11,000 TEU 14-ton containers by Mærsk definition; however, with standard ratings she can hold 14,770 containers.[2] This rating goes by physical space rather than weight. Her beam is 56 m (184 ft), her length 397 m (1,302 ft), and she has a deadweight tonnage of 156,907. In May 2010, she was reported with 15,011 TEU[3] in Tangier, Morocco, the highest equivalent number of any vessel.

Ebba Mærsk heading Hamburg. In the background the southern suspension tower of Elbe crossing 2.
History
NameEbba Mærsk
OwnerA. P. Moller-Maersk Group
OperatorCopenhagen,  Denmark
BuilderOdense Steel Shipyard
Yard number207
Launched12 April 2007
Christened21 May 2007
IdentificationIMO number: 9321524
General characteristics
Class and typeMærsk E-class container ship
Tonnage156,907 DWT
Length397 m (1,302 ft)
Beam56 m (184 ft)

In the Daniel Suarez novel Kill Decision, Ebba Mærsk is taken over by thousands of automated combat drones hidden in shipping containers.[4]

References
  1. "The 108,640 horsepower boosted Ebba Mærsk" (in Danish). 18 August 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  2. Vessels Mærsk Line, 1 June 2010. Retrieved: 17 June 2010.
  3. Holt, Julie. "Ebba Mærsk Beats World Record" Ing.dk, 28 May 2010. Retrieved: 28 May 2010.
  4. Daniel Suarez, Kill Decision, Chapter 28 ff. ISBN 978-0525952619. Published by Dutton Adult (July 19, 2012)
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