Maersk A-class container ship

	Axel Maersk entering the Port of Rotterdam
Class overview
Builders	Odense Steel Shipyard
Operators	Maersk Line
In service	2003–present
Planned	6
Completed	6
Active	6
General characteristics
Type	Container ship
Tonnage	93,496 GT
Length	352.25 m (1,155.7 ft)
Beam	42.9 m (141 ft)
Draft	15 m (49 ft)
Capacity	8,272 TEU

The A class is a series of 6 container ships built for Maersk Line. The ships were built by Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark and have a maximum theoretical capacity of around 8,272 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). ^[1]

List of ships

Ship	Yard number	IMO number	Delivery	Status	ref
Axel Maersk	L185	9260419	3 Mar 2003	In service	^[2]
Anna Maersk	L186	9260421	27 May 2003	In service	^[3]
Arnold Maersk	L187	9260433	5 Sep 2003	In service	^[4]
Arthur Maersk	L188	9260445	18 Nov 2003	In service	^[5]
Adrian Maersk	L189	9260457	2 Apr 2004	In service	^[6]
Albert Maersk	L190	9260469	27 Aug 2004	In service	^[7]