status for 22 years until it was overtaken by Dubai in 2006. Designed by Maierform and built in 1984 by Helsingør Værft [da; de] in Helsingør, Denmark, the...

first voyage of a ship in its intended role, i.e. excluding trial trips. Maierform bow A V-shaped bow introduced in the late 1920s which allowed a ship to...

and gave her a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h). Isar and Donau each had a Maierform bow to reduce water resistance. As built, Donau's navigation equipment...

Shipbuilding & Iron Company, Jarrow-on-Tyne. The refit saw her receive a new Maierform bow, which increased her overall length to 530 ft (161.5 m). Her registered...

increased to 42.7 ft (13.0 m) and the original bow was replaced with a Maierform one. This design, pioneered by Austrian shipbuilding engineer Fritz Maier...

Lichtenfels at its "Weser" yard in Bremen. Lichtenfels was built with a Maierform bow with a convex profile, which was meant to improve both her speed and...

carried heavy cargo such as railway locomotives. Uhenfels was built with a Maierform bow with a convex profile, which was meant to improve both her speed and...

5 m) to 550.4 feet (167.8 m). Palmers replaced Almeda Star's bow with a Maierform one. This design pioneered by Austrian shipbuilding engineer Fritz Maier...

1964. Jutlandia was the only ship in the EAC fleet to be designed with a Maierform bow. She is the second of so far three ships of the same name. Passengers...