Pegasus-class container ship

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Class overview
Builders
Operators Mediterranean Shipping Company
In service2016–present
Planned14
Completed14
Active14
General characteristics (SHI)
Type Container ship
Tonnage194,250  GT
Length399.99 m (1,312 ft 4 in)
Beam58.8 m (192 ft 11 in)
Draught16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Capacity19,462  TEU
General characteristics (HHI)
Type Container ship
Tonnage187,587  GT
Length399.98 m (1,312 ft 3 in)
Beam58.6 m (192 ft 3 in)
Draught16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Capacity19,368  TEU
General characteristics (DSME)
Type Container ship
Tonnage194,308  GT
Length398.5 m (1,307 ft 5 in)
Beam59.1 m (193 ft 11 in)
Draught16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Capacity19,437  TEU

The Pegasus class is a series of 14 container ships.

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Six ships were built by Samsung Heavy Industries for the Singapore based Eastern Pacific Shipping. [1] Another six ships were built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for Minsheng Financial Leasing and China Bank of Communications Financial Leasing. [2] The last two ships are built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and are owned by Ship Finance International. [3] The 14 ships are operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 19,368 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) to 19,462 TEU. [4]

The class is made up of three series of ships, each built at a different shipyard. The ships are all similar in size but do have a somewhat different design. The ships are chartered to MSC by various companies.

List of ships

ShipYard numberIMO numberDeliveryStatusref
Samsung Heavy Industries (19462 TEU)
MSC Diana 2138975593330 Jun 2016In service [5]
MSC Ingy 213997559456 Jul 2016In service [6]
MSC Eloane 2140975595728 Sep 2016In service [7]
MSC Mirjam 2156976737616 Nov 2016In service [8]
MSC Rifaya 215797673889 Feb 2017In service [9]
MSC Leanne 2158976739022 Mar 2017In service [10]
Hyundai Heavy Industries (19368 TEU)
MSC Anna 2842977720421 Dec 2016In service [11]
MSC Viviana 2843977721615 Mar 2017In service [12]
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (19224 TEU)
MSC Jade 4296976232618 May 2016In service [13]
MSC Ditte 4297975495322 Jun 2016In service [14]
MSC Reef 4298975496527 Jul 2016In service [15]
MSC Mirja 429997623387 Sep 2016In service [16]
MSC Erica 4300975519116 Nov 2016In service [17]
MSC Tina 4301976234015 Feb 2017In service [18]

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