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|Ship image=[[File:2010-07-13 CMA CGM Christophe Colomb IMG 5413a.jpg|thumb|right300px]]

|Ship caption=''CMA CGM Christophe Colomb'', the first Explorer-class container ship ordered by CMA CGM

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|Builders=[[Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering]] (DSME), [[South Korea]]

|Operators=[[CMA CGM]]

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|Built range=2009–

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|Total ships completed=7

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|Ship type=[[Container ship]]

|Ship tonnage={{GT|153,000–175,000}}

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|Ship length={{convert|365|-|396|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

*Beam:|Ship beam={{convert|51|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

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|Ship draft={{convert|16|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

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*Engine:|Ship power=[[Wärtsilä]] [[Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C|14RT-Flex96Cflex96C]] low speed diesel, (80,080kW 080{{nbsp}}kW)

|Ship propulsion=Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller

*Speed:|Ship speed={{convert|24|-|25|kn}}

|Ship capacity={{TEU|13,300–16,020}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2012}}

The '''Explorer class''' is a series of large [[containership]]s built for [[CMA CGM]]. They are named after [[Exploration|explorers]]. The first five ships are 365m long with a nominal capacity of 13300 [[Twenty-foot equivalent unit|TEU]]; the last three are larger, at 396m and 16020 TEU, making them the world's largest containerships until the delivery of the [[Maersk Triple E Class]].

[[File:2010-07-13 CMA CGM Christophe Colomb IMG 5413a.jpg|thumb|right]]

Advanced simulators were built, to help crews learn how to handle the new ships.<ref name="DNV">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnv.com/industry/maritime/publicationsanddownloads/publications/updates/container/2010/2-2010/cmacgmputscompetenceattheforefrontofitsnewbuildingprogramme.asp|title=CMA CGM puts competence at the forefront of its newbuilding programme|publisher=DNV|accessdate=23 December 2012}}</ref>

==Specification==

*[[Length overall]]: {{convert|365|m}} for the first 5 ships, {{convert|396|m}} for the last three.

*Beam: {{convert|51|m}}

*Speed: {{convert|24|kn}}

*Capacity: The first five ships were built to 13,300<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cma-cgm.com/AboutUs/PressRoom/Press-Release_CMA-CGM-takes-delivery-of-its-first-13-300-teu-ship-a-giant-of-the-seas-_8446.aspx|title=CMA CGM takes delivery of its first 13,300 teu ship, a giant of the seas.|date=10 November 2009|publisher=CMA CGM|accessdate=23 December 2012}}</ref> [[Twenty-foot equivalent unit|TEU]]; later ships, being bigger, have a capacity of 16,020 TEU.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ship-technology.com/projects/cma-cgm-marco-polo/|title=CMA CGM Marco Polo, South Korea|publisher=Ship Technology|accessdate=23 December 2012}}</ref>

*Engine: [[Wärtsilä]] [[Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C|14RT-Flex96C]] low speed diesel, 80,080kW

The ships are designed with the bridge and crew accommodation positioned further forward, compared to other containerships, which allows better visibility.

==Ships==