 Sovereign Maersk in the Port of Yokohama | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Odense Steel Shipyard |
| Operators | Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| In service | 1997–present |
| Planned | 9 |
| Completed | 9 |
| Active | 8 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | 91,560 GT |
| Length | 346.98 m (1,138.4 ft) |
| Beam | 42.80 m (140.4 ft) |
| Draft | 14.5 m (48 ft) |
| Capacity | 9,640 TEU |
The Sovereign class is a series of 9 container ships built for Maersk Line. The ships were built by Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 9,640 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [1]