- Gudrun Mærsk
The "Gudrun Maersk" is the world's second-largest
container ship , capable of carrying 8,500 TEU and with a deadweight (DWT) of 115,700 metric tons. The ship was built in 2005 and is operated by theMaersk Line .Design
The container vessel "Gudrun Maersk" was constructed at the Odense Steel shipyard in
Denmark and launched in 2005. At the time it was the world's largest container vessel, a title it lost in 2006 to theEmma Maersk . The "Gudrun Maersk" has a capacity of 8,500 TEU. [cite web| title =Ship and Yacht Information | publisher =shipsinfo.info | month =March | year =2008 | url =http://www.ships-info.info/mer-Gudrun-Maersk.htm | accessdate =2008-08-08 ] The length of the vessel is convert|367|m|ft|abbr=on and the beam is convert|43|m|ft|abbr=on. The vessel deadweight is 115,700 metric tons with a gross tonnage of 97,933 metric tons. The maximum power of the main engine of "Gudrun Maersk" is 61,285 hp at 94 rpm.See also
* "
Emma Maersk "
* "Hannover Bridge "
* "NYK Vega "References
* [http://www.ships-info.info/mer-Gudrun-Maersk.htm Gudrun Maersk]
External links
* [http://www.maerskline.com/ Maersk Line]
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