Actual freighters.
Let's look at the Emma Maersk:
Dimensions | | |
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Length overall (LOA) | | 1302' 6" (397 m) |
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Beam | | 183' 8" (56 m) |
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Tonnage | | |
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Gross | | 170,974 bt |
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Cargo capacity | | 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft container) |
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Net | | 55,396 nt |
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Deadweight (DWT) | | 156,907 DWT |
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Power | | 80,080 kW (109,000 hp) Engine: Wartsila 14RT-Flex96c plus 40,000 hp from five Caterpillar 8M32 |
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Speed | | more than 25.5 knots, Cruise Speed - 31 mi/h |
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Crew | | The ship has accommodation for 30 people, though the normal crew is only 13. |
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First Trip | | Sept. 08, 2006 |
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Construction cost | | US $145,000,000+ |
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Country of origin | | Denmark |
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Let's compare that to some of our ships:
Ship Dimensions (in metres)
Ship | Length | Width | Height |
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Adder | 31.5 | 28.8 | 9.6 |
Anaconda | 152.4 | 61.8 | 31.0 |
Asp | 56.5 | 51.3 | 19.7 |
Cobra | 27.1 | 44.0 | 7.9 |
Eagle | 31.2 | 29.7 | 7.1 |
Federal Dropship | 73.9 | 52.3 | 21.7 |
Fer de Lance | 73.6 | 51.6 | 15.4 |
Hauler | 28.6 | 26.2 | 10.4 |
Imperial Clipper | 106.7 | 103.7 | 24.8 |
Lakon Type 6 | 48.4 | 27.2 | 15.0 |
Lakon Type 7 | 81.6 | 56.1 | 25.4 |
Lakon Type 9 Heavy | 117.4 | 115.3 | 33.2 |
Orca | 130.4 | 50.8 | 22.7 |
Python | 87.9 | 58.1 | 18.0 |
Now to be fair, the Emma Maersk is considered a "super-freighter" but we're not even anywhere close to matching the capacity - The maximum gross mass for dry cargo TEU is 52,910 lb: 47,770 lb (net load) + 5,140 lb (empty container weight). A 400-ton capacity Type-9 is barely over 15 TEU. Even the beloved Imperial Cutter at 700 tons is just a bit over 26 TEU. That 's NOT freight. That's Fed-Ex.
The Emma Maersk would have an Elite Cargo Capacity of 793,650,000 tons. Now THAT's freight.
Now clearly that much cargo would just be ridiculous - I've seen CG's complete with far less total contribution, but a good middle ground would be fantastic. I fear even the Panther Clipper will feel like a tandem box-truck in comparison to what cargo ships hold.
Even the Edmond Fitzgerald held 39,632 ton of cargo when she sank.
Length: |
- 729 ft (222 m)
- 711 ft (217 m)
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Beam: | 75 ft (23 m) |
Draft: | 25 ft (7.6 m) typical |
Depth: | 39 ft (12 m) |
Something to the tune of 2000 - 5000 tons of cargo would finally feel like an actual Freighter. I'm sure someone can figure out how to cram that into half the dimensions of the Edmond Fitzgerald, so it can fit on a large pad.