Gudrun Maersk is a container ship, capable of carrying 8,500 TEU and with a deadweight (DWT) of 115,700 metric tons. The ship was built in 2005 and is operated by the Maersk Line.
Design The container vessel Gudrun Maersk was constructed at the Odense Steel shipyard in Denmark and launched in 2005. At the time it was the world's largest container vessel, a title it lost in 2006 to the Emma Maersk. The Gudrun Maersk has a capacity of 8,500 TEU. The length of the vessel is and the beam is .Blenkey, Nick. Containerships: taking it to the Malaccamax? AllBusiness, 1 July 2006. Accessed: 4 December 2010. The vessel's deadweight is 115,700 metric tonsShips Index. Accessed: 4 December 2010. with a gross tonnage of 97,933.http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=998455 The maximum power of the Sulzer 12RT-flex96C low-speed common rail main engine of Gudrun Maersk is 68,640 kW (93,211 bhp)at 102 rpm. Gudrun and her 5 sister ships use exhaust heat recovery and cogeneration, producing 6 MWe and reducing the need for diesel generators.Waste Heat Recovery (WHR): Fuel savings with less emissions Wärtsilä Corporation, 2006. Accessed: 4 December 2010.HEINRICH SCHMID. High-efficiency waste heat recovery in service Wärtsilä Corporation, 2006. Accessed: 4 December 2010.
See also Emma Maersk Hannover Bridge NYK Vega
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External links Maersk Line