Maersk Peary

The Maersk Peary provides fuel to McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
History
Name	MT Jutul
Port of registry
Builder	STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae-gu, South Korea[1]
Laid down	2004
Launched	25 September 2004
Identification	IMO number: 9278492 MMSI number: 368236000 Callsign: WHKM
Name	Maersk Peary
Namesake	Robert E. Peary
Operator	Maersk Line[2]
Port of registry	Norfolk, Virginia[2]
Acquired	2011
Identification	IMO number: 9278492[3] MMSI number: 368236000[3] Call Sign: WHKM[4] Hull number: T-AOT 5246[4]
Status	in active service[3]
General characteristics
Type	Tanker
Tonnage	25,487 GT[3] 38,177 DWT[3] 9,528 NT[5]
Length	180 m (590 ft)[3]
Beam	32 m (105 ft)[3]
Draft	10.275 m (33.71 ft)[5]
Ice class	1B[1]
Installed power	15,000 hp diesel Hyundai MAN B&W 7S50MC-C engine [1][6]
Speed	14.8 kn (27.4 km/h)[4]
Capacity	45,186.7 cbm
Crew	21[4]

Maersk Peary is a tanker, operated by the shipping firm Maersk Line, that was designed for working in the polar regions.

History

She was built in 2004 by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae-gu, South Korea,[1] originally with a red hull and registered in Norway as the MT Jutul.[3][7] In 2011, Maersk won a long-term contract to supply Thule AFB, in Greenland and McMurdo Station, in Antarctica, and the Maersk Peary was reflagged as an American vessel and painted blue, sailing with an American crew.[2] The vessel was then leased to the Military Sealift Command.[4]

As of August the eleventh 2023 the Maersk Peary now sails under the name Acadia Trader.

Images

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  USAF Rising Star pushing the Maersk Peary at Thule AFB
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  Maersk Peary off-loading fuel at the McMurdo Station, Antarctica
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  Maersk Peary at the McMurdo Station, Antarctica

References

1. "Come on-board the darling of the Polar Regions | Maersk Group". Maerskstories.maersk.com. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
2. "Maersk Line, Limited names ice-classed U.S.-flag tanker". Marine Log. 2011. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. In July, MLL won a long-term time charter from the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command to support these missions. MAERSK PEARY was reflagged into the U.S. registry on September 19, 2011, and American officers and crew will operate the ship.
3. "MAERSK PEARY - Oil/chemical tanker: current position and details | IMO 9278492, MMSI 368236000, Callsign WHKM | Registered in USA - AIS Marine Traffic". Marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
4. "MSC Ship Inventory - Long-term Chartered Tankers". Msc.navy.mil. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
5. "Maersk Peary |". Maersklinelimited.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
6. "Maersk Peary". Duivendijk.net. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
7. "MAERSK PEARY (Oil Products Tanker): ship particulars and AIS position - IMO 9278492, MMSI 368236000". FleetMon.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.