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Title: Maersk questions
Post by: Leon de Hoop on November 17, 2017, 09:38:23 PM
Good evening Gents,

I have three questions;

1) Can someone supply me with the Keel Laid/Launch and Delivery dates of the Benalder/Benarty and Benavon.

2) Since 2011 Maersk is rebuilding 5 classes of their container fleet.
   Can someone supply with the years of rebuilding of these vessels.
   Not all vessels are done yet but all info is welcome.
   I already know the A.P. M
Title: Re: Maersk questions
Post by: ChasB46 on November 17, 2017, 10:15:46 PM
Q1. Which Benarty etc. Ben Line had more than one named of each? Miramar site has all the details
http://www.miramarshipindex.nz/about  7days free then US $20 per year.
Title: Re: Maersk questions
Post by: MO Roy on November 18, 2017, 01:01:17 AM
Hi Leon,

Benalder was delivered 10/1972, Benavon 01/1973 and Benarty (City of Edinburgh) 11/1973.

The A-class did not had a Bridge elevation, A.P.Moller is not an A-class but a S/C-class vessel.

It all started in 2011, as you mentioned. I don't have all the dates for all the specific vessels but besides the classes you have mentioned also the Singapore flag A-class (different from the Danish Odense built A-class) i.e Alfirk, Algol, Altair and Antares had Bridge elevation and the Singapore /Hong Kong flag L-class had a bridge elevation. In this class the last eight were delivered with elevated bridge and the first eight (La Paz, Laguna, Lavras, Lebu, Leticia, Lima, Lirquen and Luz) were elevated at a later date (first 5-year drydock).
Also the ex-Dutch flagged S-class, i.e. Stepnica, Salalah, Salinah, Savannah and Stockholm did had a bridge elevation during their first 5-yearly drydock.

The G-class you mentioned exists of the original 6 g-class vessels and 6 m-class vessels which were renamed with g-names when the triple-e's were delivered.

I'm unaware of any website having all the rebuilding/modification dates readily available but they all have been done at a scheduled 5-yearly drydock.

Cheers,
Roy
Title: Re: Maersk questions
Post by: Leon de Hoop on November 18, 2017, 08:34:40 AM
Hi Roy,

Thank you very much for all this info.
I was really unaware of all the other classes although I suspected the L class also.
Yes I know about the G class and according to pics on here the Gunhilde didn't have the elevation yet.
It's a lot off searching again but fun to do.

Best regards

Leon
Title: Re: Maersk questions
Post by: ChasB46 on November 18, 2017, 08:54:40 AM
Benalder keel laid     launched 14 5 1972    delivered 6 10 72  1993 Maersk London ; builder Howaldtswerke-DW ; broken up 7 10 2001

Benarty keel laid 21 9 72  launched  15 3 1973  delivered 9 11 73 as City of Edinburgh; re-engined 1981 ; renamed 1992 Benarty; 1993  Maersk Edinburgh  builder Howaldtswerke-DW; broken up 17 5 2002

Benavon keel laid 22 2 1972  launched 6 8 1972  delivered 9 1 1973  1993 Maersk Paris ; builder Howaldtswerke-DW; broken up 15 11 2001

Benarty details corrected + broken up details
Title: Re: Maersk questions
Post by: Leon de Hoop on November 18, 2017, 09:06:32 AM
Good morning Chas,

Thanks for the information.
Another bit off the puzzle solved.

Best regards

Leon