The Benedetta class is a series of eight container ships built for E.R. Schiffahrt by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. All eight ships are currently chartered to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 13,100 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).[1]
![]() MSC Cristina in the port of Rotterdam
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
Operators | Mediterranean Shipping Company |
In service | 2011–present |
Planned | 8 |
Completed | 8 |
Active | 8 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Container ship |
Tonnage | 141,635 GT |
Length | 366.5 m (1,202 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 48.3 m (158 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
Capacity | 13,100 TEU |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/MSC_Benedetta.jpg/220px-MSC_Benedetta.jpg)
List of ships
editShip | Previous names | Yard number | IMO number | Delivery | Status | ref |
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MSC Benedetta | 2155 | 9465253 | 29 Nov 2011 | In service | [2] | |
MSC Cristina | 2154 | 9465241 | 20 Dec 2011 | In service | [3] | |
MSC Vega | 2156 | 9465265 | 11 Jan 2012 | In service | [4] | |
MSC Altair | 2157 | 9465277 | 1 Mar 2012 | In service | [5] | |
MSC Capella | 2164 | 9465289 | 5 Mar 2012 | In service | [6] | |
MSC Regulus | 2165 | 9465291 | 21 May 2012 | In service | [7] | |
MSC Renée | 2166 | 9465306 | 24 May 2012 | In service | [8] | |
MSC Margrit | CMA CGM Margrit (2012-2015) | 2167 | 9465318 | 29 Jun 2012 | In service | [9] |
References
edit- ^ "Our Fleet of Vessels | MSC". www.msc.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "MSC Benedetta (G114164)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "MSC Christina (G114163)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "MSC Vega (G114165)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "MSC Altair (G114166)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "MSC Capella (G114167)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "MSC Regulus (G114168)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "MSC Renee (G114169)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "MSC Margrit (G114170)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2020-08-18.