CMA CGM Bougainville

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Flag of France.svg France
Name:CMA CGM Bougainville
Operator: CMA CGM
Port of registry: Marseille
Builder: Samsung Heavy Industries
Completed: August 2015
Maiden voyage: September 2015
Identification:
Status: Operational
General characteristics
Type: Container ship
Tonnage:
  • 175,000  GT
  • 185,000  DWT
Length: 398 m (1,306 ft)
Beam: 54 m (177 ft)
Draft: 16.1 m (53 ft)
Installed power: 64,000 kW
Propulsion: MAN B&W 11S90ME-C9.2
Speed:
  • 20.5 knots (38 km/h) (maximum)
  • 19.5 knots (36 km/h) (cruising)
Capacity: 18,000 TEU

CMA CGM Bougainville is container ship, built in 2015 by Samsung Heavy Industries for CMA CGM on French Asia Line (FAL). The vessel was the largest container carrier operating under the flag of France. The vessel is the largest container ship in the world at the time of her launch in August 2015, having maximum capacity for 18,000 TEU with 1,254 reefer plugs.

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Design and engineering

The boxship CMA CGM Bougainville together with her five sister-vessels is the flagship for the French container line CMA CGM. The ship has overall length of 398 m (1,306 ft), width of 54 m (177 ft) and summer draft of 16.1 m (53 ft). The deadweight of the container carrier is 185,000  DWT, while the gross tonnage is 175,000  GT. The boxship CMA CGM Bougainville has maximum capacity for 18,000 TEU with 1,254 reefer plugs.

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Engineering

The container ship CMA CGM Bougainville is driven by modern low-speed engine MAN B&W 11S90ME-C9.2, which has total output power of 64,000 kW.

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