CMA CGM Vasco de Gama
 CMA CGM Vasco de Gama ride up river Elbe in September 2015 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CMA CGM Vasco de Gama |
| Namesake: | Vasco de Gama |
| Owner: | CHC Second Shipping SA |
| Operator: | CMA CGM |
| Port of registry: |
London,  United Kingdom[1] |
| Builder: | Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry, China[1] |
| Yard number: | H6002 |
| Completed: | 27 July 2015[1] |
| In service: | 2015 |
| Identification: |
Call sign: 2INN8 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: |
178,228 GT 116,356 NT 184,700 DWT |
| Length: | 399.2 m (1,310 ft) |
| Beam: | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Draft: | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Depth: | 29.9 m (98 ft) |
| Installed power: | MAN B&W diesel engine, (63,910 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Single shaft; screw propeller Solid |
| Speed: | 22.9 knots (42.4 km/h; 26.4 mph) |
| Capacity: | 16,220 TEU |
Container ship CMA CGM Vasco da Gama in the port of Hamburg in September 2015
CMA CGM Vasco de Gama is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM. It is named after Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama.
CMA CGM had originally planned to name the ship after Benjamin Franklin.[1]
The ship was delivered in July 2015, it is among the world's largest containerships, at 17,865 TEU.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "CMA CGM Vasco de Gama (25628J)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
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