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Emma Mærsk: Worlds Largest Container Carrier
Emma Mærsk: Worlds Largest Container Carrier
Emma Mærsk: Worlds Largest Container Carrier
Propeller:
1 x 6-bladed, fixed pitch, propeller. Made in one piece. Weight: 131 tons. Diameter: 9.6 meters.
Power plant:
5 Caterpillar 8M32 diesel generators with a combined power of 20,700 kW,
and 1 combined gas/steam turbine generator of 8,500 kW (driven by the main engine exhaust) are
installed.
Length overall: 1302' 6" (397 meters)
Beam: 183' 8" (56 meters)
Draft: 50' 10" (15.5 meters)
Tonnage: Gross = 170,974 bt, Net = 55,396 nt, Deadweight (DWT) = 156,907 DWT
Speed: Official: 25.5+ knots (29.4+ miles per hour, 47.2+ kph)
Capacity: (Note 1)
Official:M/S Emma Mærsk can carry11,000 TEU, including 1,000 forty foot reefer containers. Quick and
safe lashing of the containers on deck is made possible through the yard patented lashing bridge.
Crew: The ship has accommodation for 30 people, though the normal crew is only 13.