Would you just look at that!

[Lady Campanula]

Coming to a TSS near you.....



Ten of them....

At 400 metres long the Triple-E ships on order by Maersk Line are larger than any vessel of any kind currently on the water. The height (above baseline) of Triple-E is 73 metres.

Other principal measures of the Triple-E include:

• 
  o Beam: 59 metres
  o Draught: 14.5 metres
  o Deadweight: 165,000 metric tonnes
  o Top speed: 23 knots

 

[benlui]

Impressive

 

[Robin]

Not a problem.

a) Large square areas of steel gives a huge radar target.
b) It will travel very predictably between TSSs, straightest route.
c) It will have top qualified crew, this is no rust bucket on a budget.

Much more predictable and easier to deal with than a fishing boat.

 

[snowleopard]

And when it loses cargo in heavy weather....

 

[duncan99210]

But the cargo is about 50 metres clear of the water, therefore less likely to be washed overboard by waves......

 

[Searush]

Draught 14.5 m

I get giddy with that much water under my keel, so not likely to be much of a threat where I sail. Same will be true of E coasters.

 

[Fantasie 19]

Will we be able to see the ball diamond, ball in a vertical line without binoculars??

 

[Downsman]

Well they won't be laying that against the piles and having a quick scrub round 'tween tides..

 

[peterb]

Draught 14.5 m

I get giddy with that much water under my keel, so not likely to be much of a threat where I sail. Same will be true of E coasters.

My 2002 chart of Harwich Harbour gives it as dredged to 14.5, and I believe it's been deepened since then. E coasters will be seeing them, just as we saw Emma Maersk.

 

[photodog]

I love how the Mail has described it as being, at 1300feet long... 6 times the length of the QE2, the equivilant of 4 jumbo jets!

 

[Salty John]

I love how the Mail has described it as being, at 1300feet long... 6 times the length of the QE2, the equivilant of 4 jumbo jets!

How much is that in football pitches?

 

[sailorman]

How much is that in football pitches?

Luckily no idea

 

[jerrytug]

Amazing ships,no mention of the motors after a quick google,will they be the biggest ever diesels ever made? Can`t wait to see them in Felixtowe.
Fantasie would they be RAM,why? Sheer size? Jerry

 

[Ruffles]

Amazing ships,no mention of the motors after a quick google,will they be the biggest ever diesels ever made?

From the animation on telly last night they will have twin screws.

 

[sailorman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wärtsilä-Sulzer_RTA96-C

http://www.gizmag.com/go/3263/

http://gcaptain.com/emma-maersk-engine?506

 

[capnsensible]

So they are 3 metres longer than their existing big class. Wow, thats a leap.

Emma Maersk, 397 m

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Mærsk

 

[sailorman]

So they are 3 metres longer than their existing big class. Wow, thats a leap.

Emma Maersk, 397 m

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Mærsk

But @ least a Box more beam

 

[capnsensible]

Double wow.

 

[sailorman]

Double wow.

that would equate to @ least another 200 boxs

 

[capnsensible]

So 11000 + 200 more. Awesome.