CMA CGM Christophe Colomb
CMA CGM Christophe Colomb is an Explorer-class container ship built for CMA CGM. It is named after Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. When delivered in November 2009, it was the largest container ship which carried passengers.[4]
 CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, in the Elbe estuary | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CMA CGM Christophe Colomb |
| Namesake: | Christopher Columbus |
| Operator: | CMA CGM |
| Port of registry: |
Marseille,  |
| Builder: | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea[1] |
| Yard number: | 4156 |
| Completed: | 10 November 2009[1] |
| In service: | 2010 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9453559Call sign: FNUY MMSI number: 228315600[2] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Explorer-class container ship |
| Tonnage: | 153,022 GT81,900 NT165,375 DWT |
| Length: | 365.5 m (1,199 ft) |
| Beam: | 51.2 m (168 ft) |
| Draft: | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Depth: | 29.9 m (98 ft) |
| Installed power: | Wärtsilä-Hyundai 14RT-flex96C (80,080 kW (107,390 hp)) |
| Propulsion: | Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 24.1 knots (44.6 km/h; 27.7 mph) |
| Capacity: | 13,344 TEU[3] |
References
- "CMA CGM Christophe Colomb (14111Q)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- "CMA CGM Christophe Colomb (9453559)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- "CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, A giant of the seas" (PDF). Marinelog. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- "Press - CMA CGM Accepts World's Largest Passenger-Carrying Container Ship". The Cruise People. Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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