NEDLLOYD SOUTHAMPTON 1:1250 Container Ship by Mercator/Skytrex

Description

Southampton
was the first of four ships in this class delivered to P&O in 1998 by
Ishakawajima
.
Southampton
entered service in May,
Rotterdam
in July,
Kobe
in September and
Kowloon
in November. This class of container ship is fitted with 94-ton propellers, the worlds largest at that time. Although not as large as the Maersk S class, they are registered to carry more containers, 6,788 in all.
Southampton
was the first of four ships in this class delivered to P&O in 1998 by IHI.
Southampton
entered service in May,
Rotterdam
in July,
Kobe
in September and
Kowloon
in November. This class of container ship is fitted with 94-ton propellers, the worlds largest at that time. Although not as large as the Maersk S class, they are registered to carry more containers, 6,788 in all.
These ships are mainly operated between Southampton and Tokyo via the Suez Canal calling at Hamburg, Rotterdam, Le Havre, Singapore, Kobe, Nagoya and Shimizu. The voyage from Europe to the Far East normally takes less than 19 days.
This is Mercator model M942 by Gerald Schweizer.