Benedetta-class container ship

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Class overview
Builders Hyundai Heavy Industries
Operators Mediterranean Shipping Company
In service2011–present
Planned8
Completed8
Active8
General characteristics
Type Container ship
Tonnage141,635  GT
Length366.5 m (1,202 ft 5 in)
Beam48.3 m (158 ft 6 in)
Draught16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Capacity13,100  TEU
MSC Benedetta at Felixstowe, England MSC Benedetta.jpg
MSC Benedetta at Felixstowe, England

The Benedetta class is a series of eight container ships built for E.R. Schiffahrt by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. All eight ships are currently chartered to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 13,100 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [1]

List of ships

ShipPrevious namesYard numberIMO numberDeliveryStatusref
MSC Benedetta 2155946525329 Nov 2011In service [2]
MSC Cristina 2154946524120 Dec 2011In service [3]
MSC Vega 2156946526511 Jan 2012In service [4]
MSC Altair 215794652771 Mar 2012In service [5]
MSC Capella 216494652895 Mar 2012In service [6]
MSC Regulus 2165946529121 May 2012In service [7]
MSC Renée 2166946530624 May 2012In service [8]
MSC Margrit CMA CGM Margrit (2012-2015)2167946531829 Jun 2012In service [9]

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