CMA CGM Christophe Colomb

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]

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 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]