Monte Cervantes (2004 ship)
Monte Cervantes is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2] and operated by Maersk Line AS.[3] The 272-metre (892 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2004. Originally owned by Reederei Monte GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[3] she has had two owners and been registered under three flags.
Container ship Monte Cervantes | |
History | |
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Singapore[1] | |
Name | 2018–present: Monte Cervantes[1] |
Owner | A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2] |
Operator | Maersk Line AS[3] |
Port of registry | Singapore as of 20 March 2018[1] |
Route | Hamburg Süd US Gulf/Central America/Caribbean - South America East Coast (UCLA 1) liner service[4] |
Identification |
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Status | In service[5] |
Portugal[1] | |
Name | 2014–present: Monte Cervantes[1] |
Owner | Reederei Monte GmbH & Co KG[3] |
Operator | Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[3] |
Port of registry | Portugal as of 3 June 2014[1] |
Germany[1] | |
Name | |
Owner | Reederei Monte GmbH & Co KG[3] |
Operator | Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[3] |
Port of registry | Germany as of 7 January 2004[3] |
Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] |
Laid down | 23 February 2004[1] |
Launched | 16 May 2004 |
Completed | 28 July 2004[1] |
Identification | IMO number: 9283186 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage |
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Length | 272 m (892.4 ft)[1] |
Beam | 40 m (131.2 ft)[1] |
Depth | 24.2 m (79.4 ft)[1] |
Installed power | HSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B[6] |
Speed | 23 knots[7] |
The vessel is one of ten ships of the Monte class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries between 2004 and 2009.[8]
Construction
Monte Cervantes had its keel laid down on 23 February 2004[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea. Its hull has an overall length of 272 metres (892 ft).[1] In terms of width, the ship has a beam of 40 metres (130 ft).[1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft).[1]
The ship's container-carrying capacity of 5,552 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,552 20-foot shipping containers)[7] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship.[9] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 69,132.[1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 34,823.[1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 71,372.9 long tons deadweight (DWT).[1]
The vessel was built with a HSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B[6] main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,760 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system auxiliary generators, 3 at 4,100-kilowatt (5,500 hp), and 1 at 2,700-kilowatt (3,600 hp).[6] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler.[6]
Construction of the ship was completed on 28 July 2004.[1]
Notes
- "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
- "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
- "Equasis", 2018.
- "US Gulf/Central America/Caribbean - South America East Coast (UCLA 1) liner service", 2018.
- "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
- "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
- "Port of Hamburg - Monte Cervantes", 2018.
- "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
- MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, p.8-9.