![]() CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, in the
Elbe estuary
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History | |
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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 |
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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]