Ran into this on the net. Wow!

The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building and has 11 crane rigs that can operate simultaneously.
Country of origin - Denmark
Length - 1,302 ft
Width - 207 ft
Net cargo - 123,200 tons (a quarter of a billion pounds!)
Engine - 14 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP)
Cruise Speed - 31 knots
Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft3 container)
Crew - 13 people (holy cow! Just 13 people to run that monster?)
First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006
Construction cost - US $145,000,000+

Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom reduces water resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year.

Is that the Emma Mearsk?

Absolutely amazing feat of engineering!

Only has a crew of 13 people as well! Imagine the games of hide-and-seek you could have on there with 13 people! It'd go on for MONTHS! Ha ha!

Bet I.K.B. would have loved to have seen this!

Oops, I left that out. Yes, it is the Emma Maersk.

Yes, pretty flippin amazing! I just keep saying "wow" to myself.

How many ports/harbours can handle her??

BTW nice job on the subject line. ;)

Love the comparison to the Titanic and QMII here;
http://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/...rskgraphic.jpg

I'm with NK by the way, good subject line! Lol!

Haha, I looked for a character map item that looked in-between a t and a p just to catch some attention but could not find one :)

Arggh that be a mighty fine ship, may have to commandere it... har har har! Booty!

I wonder what the retail value of the cargo on a typical trip would be. Has to be astronomical.

Must be an absolutely awesome sight when it is pulling into port! I have seen the Queen Mary 2 pulling in and I was dumbstruck by it's size. I wonder how long it took to build, how many men, and how they managed the complexity of bringing it all together into one piece. Just mindboggling.

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Arggh that be a mighty fine ship, may have to commandere it.....har har har! Booty!!

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If you did nick it... where would you take it? Lol! I bet it wouldn't make the best getaway vehicle!

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I wonder what the retail value of the cargo on a typical trip would be. Has to be astronomical.

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I guess it depends what all those thousands of containers actually contain!
When it came to England it dropped off 3000 containers full of Chinese toys just in time for Christmas!

I'm guessing that it would be much more expensive if it was dropping off a few thousand containers full of BMWs... or even better GOLD DUBLOONS! He he! :D

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If you did nick it ... where would you take it?! Lol! I bet it wouldn't make the best getaway vehicle!





I guess it depends what all those thousands of containers actually contain!
When it came to England it dropped off 3000 containers full of Chinese toys just in time for Christmas!

I'm guessing that it would be much more expensive if it was dropping off a few thousand containers full of BMWs ... or even better GOLD DUBLOONS! he he! :D

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Treasure Island... argh! Aye, I need a good cap'n to make her fly with the wind though... she be a beaut!

Holy Crap!!

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Only has a crew of 13 people as well! Imagine the games of hide-and-seek you could have on there with 13 people! It'd go on for MONTHS!! ha ha!

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How true! :)

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How many ports/harbours can handle her???

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That is an excellent question! Like trying to park a limousine!

Errrmm... Excuse me Rick. I think you misspelled something in your title!

Shipbuilding Photos and Images at SuperStock

Here's how ships are built... :)

What make it go forward...

The Most Powerful Diesel Engine in the World

Any gearheads on board?

I don't like the color scheme. Repaint it.

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I don't like the color scheme. Repaint it.

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Oh geeze Mag... you just can't help yourself can you?