CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt

CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM.[3] It is named after Alexander von Humboldt.

CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt ride up river Elbe in May 2013
History
Name:	CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt
Namesake:	Alexander von Humboldt
Owner:	Caroline 31[1]
Operator:	CMA CGM
Port of registry:	Valletta,  Malta[1]
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

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]

References

1. "CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt (14496J)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
2. "CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt (9454448)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
3. "CMA CGM touchera en octobre son premier navire de 16.000 EVP". Mer et Marine. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
4. "Le futur géant français s'appellera "CMA CGM Jules Verne"". Le Marin. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
5. "Alexander von Humboldt" (PDF). Alphaliner. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2012.