The E class comprises eight 14,770
twenty-foot equivalent unit
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container ships
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. Each
sister ship
A sister ship is a ship of the same class or of virtually identical design to another ship. Such vessels share a nearly identical hull and superstructure layout, similar size, and roughly comparable features and equipment. They often share a ...
bears a name beginning with the letter "E". Until 2012, they were the
largest container ship ever constructed, and are among the longest ships currently in use at long and wide. They are owned by the Danish
A. P. Moller-Maersk Group. The first in the class built was by
Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd.,
Denmark
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. The ships ''Emma'', ''Estelle'', and ''Eugen'' were subjects of TV documentaries. The E class was followed by the larger and more fuel efficient .
Capacity upgrade
In 2016, the decision was made to upgrade the capacity of the ships and make them more efficient at lower speeds. The capacity increase was done by increasing the height of the lashing bridges and adding an extra floor to the accommodation block. This allows the containers to be stacked higher on deck. To help maintain stability,
flume tanks were added on the sides of the accommodation block. The work was carried out at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry's shipyard in
China
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List of ships
See also
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References
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Container ship classes
Ships of the Maersk Line
Maersk Line