MV Mærsk Boston
| 300px Mærsk Boston before sea trials | |
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Mærsk Boston |
| Operator: | Maersk |
| Port of registry: | London |
| Builder: | Volkswerft, Stralsund, Germany[1] |
| Yard number: | 459 |
| Completed: | May 2006 |
| Notes: |
Call sign: MLFB4 IMO number: 9313905 MMSI: 235010540 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | container ship |
| Tonnage: |
53,701 metric tons deadweight (DWT) 48853 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Length: | 294 m (965 ft) |
| Beam: | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Draft: | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Speed: |
36.5 knots (68 km/h) (maximum) 29 knots (54 km/h) (cruising) |
| Capacity: | 4,174 TEU[2] |
| Crew: | 20 |
MV Mærsk Boston is the first of the Maersk B-class of fast container ships. She has capacity for approximately 4,000 containers. Designed for rapid transportation between China and the USA, she has never operated on the route. Along with four of her sister ships, she was laid up in Loch Striven, Clyde.
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Design
Designed for high speed transportation between China and USA,[3] Mærsk Boston is 294 m (965 ft) long, with a beam of 32 m (105 ft) and a draft of 13 m (43 ft). She can operate at 29 knot.
Operated by a crew of 20, the vessel has a gymnasium and hospital.[3]
History
Mærsk Boston was the first of a series of seven fast container ships built by Volkswerft in Germany for Maersk. Launched in 2006, MV Maersk Boston is registered in London. A downturn in world economy means that the B-class vessels have never operated their intended route. Designed for a service speed of 29 kn, their fuel consumption (300 tonnes per day) makes them uneconomic.[3] Reducing the operating speed to 12 kn, reduced fuel consumption to 50 tonnes per day. However the reduction in cargo being moved favours more economical vessels, such as Edith Mærsk.
Mærsk Boston was rafted up in Loch Striven on the Clyde in Scotland,[3] together with Mærsk Beaumont, Mærsk Bentonville and Mærsk Baltimore. After ten months, Mærsk Boston left Loch Striven on 11 June 2010.[4] Their older fleetmate, Sealand Performance left the raft on 21st May 2010. During the lay up, the raft was used to film a BBC children's TV show, Mission:2110, which premiered in May 2010.
Sister ships
- 2006 Maersk Baltimore 9313917
- 2007 Maersk Beaumont 9313967
- 2006 Maersk Bentonville 9313929
- 2007 Maersk Brooklyn 9313931
- 2007 Maersk Brownsville 9313955
- 2007 Maersk Buffalo 9313943
References
- ↑ ""9313905"" (subscription required). Miramar Ship Index. R.B. Haworth. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz.
- ↑ "Vessels". Maersk Line. http://www.maerskline.com/link/?page=brochure&path=/our_services/vessels. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Bute locals get glimpse of a life in lay-up". Buteman. 4 December 2009. p. 12. http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/Bute-locals-get-glimpse-of.5878522.jp. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ↑ "Maersk Boston leaves Loch Striven". Clydesights. http://clydesights.com/2010/06/maersk-boston-leaves-loch-striven.html. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
