Container ship Monte Cervantes
History
Singapore [1]
Name	2018–present: Monte Cervantes [1]
Owner	A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. [3]
Operator	Maersk Line AS [2]
Port of registry	Singapore as of 20 March 2018 [1]
Route	Hamburg Süd US Gulf/Central America/Caribbean - South America East Coast (UCLA 1) liner service [4]
Identification	IMO number:  9283186 [1] MMSI number: 563051200 [2] Callsign: 9V9767 [2]
Status	In service [5]
Portugal [1]
Name	2014–present: Monte Cervantes [1]
Owner	Reederei Monte GmbH & Co KG [2]
Operator	Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG [2]
Port of registry	Portugal as of 3 June 2014 [1]
Germany [1]
Name	2004–2005: Monte Cervantes [2] 2005–2006: P&O Nedlloyd Salsa [2] 2006–present: Monte Cervantes [2]
Owner	Reederei Monte GmbH & Co KG [2]
Operator	Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG [2]
Port of registry	Germany as of 7 January 2004 [2]
Builder	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering [1]
Laid down	23 February 2004 [1]
Launched	16 May 2004
Completed	28 July 2004 [1]
Identification	IMO number:  9283186
General characteristics
Tonnage	69,132  GT [1] 71,373 tonnes deadweight (DWT) [1]
Length	272 m (892.4 ft) [1]
Beam	40 m (131.2 ft) [1]
Depth	24.2 m (79.4 ft) [1]
Installed power	HSD Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96C-B [7]
Speed	23 knots [6]

Monte Cervantes is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. ^[3] and operated by Maersk Line AS. ^[2] 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, ^[2] 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) ^[6] 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 ^[7] 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). ^[7] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler. ^[7]

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

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