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:  9453559 Call sign: FNUY MMSI number: 228315600 [2]
Status	In service
General characteristics [1]
Class & 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]

References

1. "CMA CGM Christophe Colomb (14111Q)". BV Fleet. Bureau Veritas . Retrieved 2013-07-13.
2. "CMA CGM Christophe Colomb (9453559)" . Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy . 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.