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, ![]() |
Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea[2] |
Yard number | 4156 |
Completed | 10 November 2009[2] |
In service | 2010 |
Identification | |
Status | In service |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Explorer-class container ship |
Tonnage | |
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[]
- ^ "CMA CGM Christophe Colomb (9453559)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ^ a b c d "CMA CGM Christophe Colomb (14111Q)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. 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.
Categories:
- Container ships
- Ships of CMA CGM
- Explorer-class container ships
- Ships built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
- 2009 ships