Worlds Largest Container Ship

[blacksan]

Get a load of this ship! 15.000 containers and a 207' beam! And look at the crew size (13) for a ship longer than US aircraft carriers, which have complements of 5,000 men and officers. Think it's big enough? Notice that 207' beam means it was NOT designed for the Panama or Suez canal. It is strictly transpacific. Check out the "cruise speed". 31 mph means the goods arrive four days before the typical container ship traveling at 18 to 20 mph on a China-to-California run. So this behemoth is hugely competitive when carrying perishable goods.



This ship was built in three, perhaps as many as five sections. The sections floated together and then welded. It is named Emma Maersk. The command bridge is higher than a ten story building and has eleven rigs that can operate simultaneously.

Additional info:
Country of origin - Denmark
Length - 1,302 ft
Width - 207 ft
Net cargo - 123,200 tons
Engine - 14 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP)

Cruise Speed - 31 mi/h

Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft3 container)

Crew - 13 people

First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006

Construction cost - US $145,000,000+

The silicone paint applied to the ship's bottom reduces water resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year

[punch]

yep thats a biggie

[blacksan]

110,000 BHP:thumbsup:

[nqd]

my ship is that big to0...if u know what i mean :wink:

[Blenjar]

hahah
thats huge

-- Blen

[kurokoma-kun]

What kind of cargo I wonder? Anything/everything?

[redyaris]

HOLY %&@#!$&(%@&#

[swng]

Awesome!

[blacksan]

I realize water displacement makes things float, but isn't it weird that a stone sinks and this monster floats!

Geez, here is a crankshaft from a container ship main engine!:eek:

[07typeS]

Ha! theres even steps built in to walk down. thats awesome...

[Blenjar]

I bet its bigger than my room :'(

-- Blen

[slothman86]

that red stripe adds 1500 horsepower...

[Yaris Omega]

Thats a big mother******

[brickhardmeat]

What kind of cargo I wonder? Anything/everything?

hmmmmmmmmmm...maybe wood

[eTiMaGo]

come on guys, it's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean.. :wink:

[stuffy]

come on guys, it's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean..
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lol, eTiMaGo, you're preaching to the converted......we're YARIS drivers!!!

[eTiMaGo]

yeah... I REALLY have to get down and design a new sticker for us...

"If you buy a big, fast car to compensate for a small pecker, what does this one say about me? - www.yarisworld.com"

Then if you feel suicidal, stick it on a big rig...

[stuffy]

"If you buy a big car to compromise for a small pecker, what does this one say about me? - www.yarisworld.com"


lol, that would be hilarious

or how about something more simple that takes a bit of thinking:

"not compensating"

[redyaris]

I realize water displacement makes things float, but isn't it weird that a stone sinks and this monster floats!

Geez, here is a crankshaft from a container ship main engine!:eek:


I like the shrink wrap covering the last cam...ill bet that wrap could fit around 2 Yaris!

[BailOut]

That thing can hold a whole lot of plastic dog shit...

[Black Yaris]

Yeah you know guys that drive big vehicles are compensating for down below.... is that why we drive such small cars?

[srivinus]

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Cruise Speed - 31 mi/h

Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft3 container)

Crew - 13 people




I used to work for Maersk in the US and overseas. I would bet a years pay that this ship holds more like 17,000-18,000 TEUS. They always overbuild and low ball the numbers to the press. They did that for the last three classes. S, K and M were all reported 10-20% lower than their actual capacity. Then when some other line builds a "bigger" ship Maersk could already say they had that size capacity.

[SailDesign]

That thing is definitely bigger than what we build
www.goetzboats.com

[blacksan]

That thing is definitely bigger than what we build
www.goetzboats.com

Nice!!!

Would I need to take an advance knot tying class if I bought one, or would I be rich enough that someone else would be doing the nasty work?:biggrin:

[SailDesign]

Nice!!!

Would I need to take an advance knot tying class if I bought one, or would I be rich enough that someone else would be doing the nasty work?:biggrin:

No-one ties knots any more except us old-timers. The best owners are those who are rich enough to not have to tie them, but do so anyway, if you see what I mean.

[blacksan]

No-one ties knots any more except us old-timers. The best owners are those who are rich enough to not have to tie them, but do so anyway, if you see what I mean.

I think that says it all. I actually learned some of that stuff as a kid and can still tie my own Monkeys Fist key chains and such. Are we all destine to become generic with no individual spirit at some point in history?

[Astroman]

That is the biggest camshaft I have ever seen. :eek:

[blacksan]

That is the biggest camshaft I have ever seen. :eek:

It's actually the crank, but uber impressive. Check out the ladder rails to the left you use to climb down to the bottom of the block.:eek:

[Astroman]

It's actually the crank, but uber impressive. Check out the ladder rails to the left you use to climb down to the bottom of the block.:eek:

Yeah, that's what I meant. :smoking:

[blacksan]

Here is the piston and rod assembly!!!!:bow:

I feel so insignificant now.:cry:

[Astroman]

:eyebulge::eyebulge::eyebulge::eyebulge:

[blacksan]

Well, let's bolt on the head!