CMA CGM Christophe Colomb
 CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, in the Elbe estuary | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CMA CGM Christophe Colomb |
| Namesake: | Christopher Columbus |
| Operator: | CMA CGM |
| Port of registry: |
Marseille,  France[1] |
| 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 & type: | Explorer-class containership |
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: |
153,022 GT 81,900 NT 165,375 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) |
| Propulsion: | Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 24.1 knots (44.6 km/h; 27.7 mph) |
| Capacity: | 13,344 TEU[3] |
CMA CGM Christophe Colomb is an Explorer class containership 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]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "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. (registration required (help)).
- ↑ "CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, A giant of the seas" (PDF). Marinelog. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ "Press - CMA CGM Accepts World's Largest Passenger-Carrying Container Ship". The Cruise People. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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