There has been an Emma Maersk e-mail doing the rounds, I think have received 3 times now, anway it contains following specs plus photoes which may help answer some questions:
EMMA MAERSK - 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