The first container ship was an elderly oil tanker, the Ideal X, whose deck had been strengthened to accommodate 58 well filled boxes each some 3 oft (9 metres) long.

• 世界上第一艘集装箱船是一条年久的油船，名为理想X号，其甲板经过加固承载了58箱装得结结实实的货物，每只箱子大约有30英尺（9米）长。