CMA CGM Christophe Colomb

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CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, in the Elbe estuary
History
Name:CMA CGM Christophe Colomb
Namesake: Christopher Columbus
Operator: CMA CGM
Port of registry: Marseille, Flag of France.svg  France [1]
Builder: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea [1]
Yard number: 4156
Completed: 10 November 2009 [1]
In service: 2010
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Explorer-class 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 (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]

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]

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References

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  2. "CMA CGM Christophe Colomb (9453559)" . Equasis. French Ministry for Transport . Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.