Monte Cervantes (2004 ship)

Container ship Monte Cervantes
History
Singapore[1]
Name2018–present: Monte Cervantes[1]
OwnerA.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2]
OperatorMaersk Line AS[3]
Port of registrySingapore as of 20 March 2018[1]
RouteHamburg Süd US Gulf/Central America/Caribbean - South America East Coast (UCLA 1) liner service[4]
Identification
StatusIn service[5]
Portugal[1]
Name2014–present: Monte Cervantes[1]
OwnerReederei Monte GmbH & Co KG[3]
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[3]
Port of registryPortugal as of 3 June 2014[1]
Germany[1]
Name
  • 2004–2005: Monte Cervantes[3]
  • 2005–2006: P&O Nedlloyd Salsa[3]
  • 2006–present: Monte Cervantes[3]
OwnerReederei Monte GmbH & Co KG[3]
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[3]
Port of registryGermany as of 7 January 2004[3]
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1]
Laid down23 February 2004[1]
Launched16 May 2004
Completed28 July 2004[1]
IdentificationIMO number9283186
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length272 m (892.4 ft)[1]
Beam40 m (131.2 ft)[1]
Depth24.2 m (79.4 ft)[1]
Installed powerHSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B[6]
Speed23 knots[7]

Monte Cervantes is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[2] and operated by Maersk Line AS.[3] The 272-metre (892 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea in 2004. Originally owned by Reederei Monte GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[3] she has had two owners and been registered under three flags.

The vessel is one of ten ships of the Monte class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries between 2004 and 2009.[8]

Construction

Monte Cervantes had its keel laid down on 23 February 2004[1] at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[1] in Okpo, South Korea. Its hull has an overall length of 272 metres (892 ft).[1] In terms of width, the ship has a beam of 40 metres (130 ft).[1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft).[1]

The ship's container-carrying capacity of 5,552 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,552 20-foot shipping containers)[7] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship.[9] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 69,132.[1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 34,823.[1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 71,372.9 long tons deadweight (DWT).[1]

The vessel was built with a HSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B[6] main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,760 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system auxiliary generators, 3 at 4,100-kilowatt (5,500 hp), and 1 at 2,700-kilowatt (3,600 hp).[6] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler.[6]

Construction of the ship was completed on 28 July 2004.[1]

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