CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt
 CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt ride up river Elbe in May 2013 | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt |
| Namesake: | Alexander von Humboldt |
| Operator: | CMA CGM |
| Port of registry: |
London,  United Kingdom[1] |
| Builder: | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea[1] |
| Yard number: | 4162 |
| Completed: | 16 April 2013[1] |
| In service: | 2013 |
| Identification: |
IMO number: 9454448 Call sign: 2GEH4 MMSI number: 235096647[2] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 175,343 GT 101,053 NT 186,470 DWT |
| Length: | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Beam: | 53.6 m (176 ft) |
| Draft: | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Depth: | 29.9 m (98 ft) |
| Installed power: | Wärtsilä-Hyundai 14RT-flex96C (80,080 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 25.1 knots (46.5 km/h; 28.9 mph) |
| Capacity: | 16,020 TEU |
CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM.[3] It is named after Alexander von Humboldt.
CMA CGM had originally planned to name the ship after Vasco da Gama.
Scheduled for delivery in June 2013,[4] it is among the world's largest containerships, at 16,020 TEU.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt (14496J)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ↑ "CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt (9454448)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-07-13. (registration required (help)).
- ↑ "CMA CGM touchera en octobre son premier navire de 16.000 EVP". Mer et Marine. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "Le futur géant français s’appellera "CMA CGM Jules Verne"". Le Marin. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "Alexander von Humboldt". Alphaliner. Retrieved 29 December 2012.