In the detailed design of the hull structure of ultra large container ships,the previous practice referring to the size of the mother ship's plate has been changed,and regulation check software has been introduced to calculate the specifications of the entire ship's outer plate.The overall planning of the outer plate is carried out according to the characteristics of the hull structure with a focus on the analysis of the conventional layout of outer plate and the layout of outer plate considering bow and stern wave slamming.Meanwhile relevant parameters are calculated to improve the utilization rate of the plate while ensuring that the strength of the hull structure meets the requirements.The calculation results of the stern slamming outer plate and bow slamming outer plate indicate that the main determining factor is the rib spacing though the calculation results are influenced by various factors.The calculation for the specifications of the hull outer plate is effective and can be reference for the calculation of hull plate specifications of other types of ship in the future.