H-class container ship

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Class overview
Builders Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea
Operators Maersk Line
In service2017–present
Planned11
Completed11
Active11
General characteristics
Type Container ship
Tonnage153,774  GT
Length353 m (1,158 ft 2 in)
Beam53.5 m (175 ft 6 in)
Draft15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Depth29.9 m (98 ft 1 in)
Capacity15,226  TEU

The H class is a class of container ships operated by the Danish shipping company Maersk Line. The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at their shipyard located in Ulsan, South Korea.

Contents

The ships are each 353 metres (1,158 ft 2 in) long and 53.5 metres (175 ft 6 in) wide. The ship has 21 container bays and can carry a maximum of 21 TEU containers wide on deck. They are not designed with a specific speed and draft in mind and thus can be deployed on both east-west and north-south maritime routes. [1]

The first nine ships were ordered by Maersk in 2015. In 2018 Maersk announced it had ordered two additional ships from the same shipbuilder. [2]

Service history

2018 Maersk Honam fire

On 6 March 2018, a large fire broke out in one of the cargo holds of the Maersk Honam. It took more than three days to get the fire under control and the ship continued to burn for several more days. Four crew members died and one more was reported missing. [3] [4] The ship was salvaged and the damaged parts of the vessel were rebuilt. The ship was renamed Maersk Halifax before entering into service again. [4]

Attack on Maersk Hangzhou

On 30 December 2023 Maersk Hangzhou was attacked in the Gulf of Aden by Houthi forces, attempting to board the vessel. Personnel aboard the ship repelled the attack and with the aid of the United States Navy, drove off the attackers. [5]

List of ships

Ship nameYard numberIMO numberDeliveredStatusRef.
Maersk Hong Kong 287197842576 July 2017In service
Maersk Horsburgh 2872978426911 August 2017In service [6]
Maersk Honam
now Maersk Halifax
2873978427131 August 2017In service [7]
Maersk Hidalgo 2874978428316 October 2017In service [8]
Maersk Hanoi 287597842596 January 2018In service [9]
Maersk Hangzhou 287697843005 February 2018In service [10]
Maersk Hamburg 287797843121 May 2018In service [11]
Maersk Herrera 2878978432431 July 2018In service [12]
Maersk Havana 287997843364 January 2019In service [13]
Maersk Huacho 3040984894815 April 2019In service [14]
Maersk Houston 3041984895015 May 2019In service [15]

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