Eugen Mærsk
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| 300px Eugen Maersk passing the Enebærodde Lighthouse | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Eugen Mærsk |
| Owner: | Maersk |
| Operator: | Copenhagen, File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark |
| Builder: | Odense Steel Shipyard |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9321550 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 156,907 DWT |
| Length: | 1,302 feet (397 m) |
| Beam: | 183 feet (56 m) |
The Eugen Maersk is a container ship owned by the Danish shipping company Maersk. The eighth and newest of the Maersk PS-Class, built in 2008, it and it's seven sister ships are the largest container ships ever built as well as the longest ships in use. It has a total TEU capacity of 11,000 TEU containers; however, with other ratings it can hold 13,500 containers. This rating goes by physical space rather than weight. Her beam is 183 feet, her length 1302 feet, and she has a deadweight tonnage of 156,907. [1]
Sister ships
- 2007 Ebba Mærsk
- 2007 Edith Mærsk
- 2007 Eleonora Mærsk
- 2007 Elly Mærsk
- 2006 Emma Mærsk
- 2006 Estelle Mærsk
- 2008 Eugen Mærsk
- 2007 Evelyn Mærsk
