A. Lincoln-class container ship

The A. Lincoln class is a series of six container ships built for CMA CGM. The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 14,414 TEU.^[1] The ships were ordered in 2015 with scheduled delivery early 2017.^[2]

CMA CGM T. Roosevelt entering Charleston Harbor
Class overview
Builders	Hyundai Heavy Industries
Operators	CMA CGM
In service	2017–present
Planned	6
Completed	6
Active	6
General characteristics
Type	Container ship
Tonnage	140,872 GT
Length	365.96 m (1,200 ft 8 in)
Beam	48.2 m (158 ft 2 in)
Draught	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Capacity	14,414 TEU

On 22 August 2017, the CMA CGM T. Roosevelt set a new record for the largest ever container ship to cross the new Panama Canal.^[3] It held the record until 2019, when a larger container ship passed through the canal.^[4] The class is named after some of the most famous US presidents.

List of ships

Ship	Yard number	IMO number	Delivery	Status	ref
CMA CGM A. Lincoln	2856	9780859	6 April 2017	In service	[5]
CMA CGM G. Washington	2855	9780847	20 April 2017	In service	[6]
CMA CGM T. Jefferson	2857	9780861	4 May 2017	In service	[7]
CMA CGM T. Roosevelt	2858	9780873	25 July 2017	In service	[8]
CMA CGM J. Adams	2859	9780885	25 July 2017	In service	[9]
CMA CGM J. Madison	2860	9780897	20 March 2018	In service	[10]

See also

• Jacques Saadé-class container ship
• Antoine de Saint Exupery-class container ship
• Explorer-class container ship