H-class container ship

The H class is a class of container ships operated by the Danish shipping company Maersk Line. The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at their shipyard located in Ulsan, South Korea.

Maersk Hidalgo in the port of Trieste
Class overview
BuildersHyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea
OperatorsMaersk Line
In service2017-present
Planned11
Building0
Completed11
Active11
General characteristics
TypeContainer ship
Tonnage153,774 GT
Length353 m (1,158 ft)
Beam53.5 m (176 ft)
Draft15 m (49 ft)
Depth29.9 m (98 ft)
Capacity15,226 TEU

The ships are each 353 metres (1,158 ft) long and 53.5 metres (176 ft) wide. The ship has 21 container bays and can carry a maximum of 21 containers wide on deck. They are not designed with a specific speed and draft in mind and thus can be deployed on both east-west and north-south trade routes.[1]

The first 9 ships were ordered by Maersk in 2015. In 2018 Maersk announced it had ordered 2 additional ships from the same shipbuilder.[2]

2018 Maersk Honam fire
See also: Maersk Honam ยง 2018 fire

On 6 March 2018 a large fire broke out in one of the cargo holds of the Maersk Honam. It took more than 3 days to get the fire under control and the ship continued to burn for several more days. Four crew members lost their lives. The ship was salvaged and the damaged parts of the vessel were rebuilt. The ship was renamed Maersk Halifax before entering into service again.

List of ships
Ship name Yard number IMO number Delivered Status Ref.
Maersk Hong Kong 2871 9784257 6 July 2017 In service
Maersk Horsburgh 2872 9784269 11 August 2017 In service [3]
Maersk Honam
now Maersk Halifax		 2873 9784271 31 August 2017 In service [4]
Maersk Hidalgo 2874 9784283 16 October 2017 In service [5]
Maersk Hanoi 2875 9784259 6 January 2018 In service [6]
Maersk Hangzhou 2876 9784300 5 February 2018 In service [7]
Maersk Hamburg 2877 9784312 1 May 2018 In service [8]
Maersk Herrera 2878 9784324 31 July 2018 In service [9]
Maersk Havana 2879 9784336 4 January 2019 In service [10]
Maersk Huacho 3040 9848948 15 April 2019 In service [11]
Maersk Houston 3041 9848950 15 May 2019 In service [12]

References
  1. "Maersk signs $1.1 billion contract for nine 14,000-TEU ships | JOC.com". www.joc.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  2. "Maersk Line Books 15,000 TEU Boxship Duo at HHI". Offshore Energy. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  3. "Maersk Horsburgh (400992)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  4. "Maersk Halifax (400993)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  5. "Maersk Hidalgo (401141)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  6. "Maersk Hanoi (401142)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  7. "Maersk Hangzhou (401143)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  8. "Maersk Hamburg (401280)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  9. "Maersk Herrera (401281)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  10. "Maersk Havana (401282)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  11. "Maersk Huacho (401564)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  12. "Maersk Houston (401565)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
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