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CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt
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CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM.[3] It is named after Alexander von Humboldt.
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![]() CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt ride up river Elbe in May 2013 | |
History | |
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Name | CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt |
Namesake | Alexander von Humboldt |
Owner | Caroline 31[1] |
Operator | CMA CGM |
Port of registry | Valletta, ![]() |
Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea[1] |
Yard number | 4162 |
Launched | 21 July 2012 |
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 | 176,546 GT 101,053 NT 186,470 DWT |
Length | 378.4 m (1,241 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 |
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CMA CGM had originally planned to name the ship after Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.
Scheduled for delivery in June 2013,[4] it is among the world's largest containerships, at 16,020 TEU.[5]