Benedetta-class container ship

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]

MSC Cristina in the port of Rotterdam
Class overview
Builders	Hyundai Heavy Industries
Operators	Mediterranean Shipping Company
In service	2011–present
Planned	8
Completed	8
Active	8
General characteristics
Type	Container ship
Tonnage	141,635 GT
Length	366.5 m (1,202 ft 5 in)
Beam	48.3 m (158 ft 6 in)
Draught	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Capacity	13,100 TEU

MSC Benedetta at Felixstowe, England

List of ships

Ship	Previous names	Yard number	IMO number	Delivery	Status	ref
MSC Benedetta		2155	9465253	29 Nov 2011	In service	[2]
MSC Cristina		2154	9465241	20 Dec 2011	In service	[3]
MSC Vega		2156	9465265	11 Jan 2012	In service	[4]
MSC Altair		2157	9465277	1 Mar 2012	In service	[5]
MSC Capella		2164	9465289	5 Mar 2012	In service	[6]
MSC Regulus		2165	9465291	21 May 2012	In service	[7]
MSC Renée		2166	9465306	24 May 2012	In service	[8]
MSC Margrit	CMA CGM Margrit (2012-2015)	2167	9465318	29 Jun 2012	In service	[9]