Le Commandant Charcot
Le Commandant Charcot during Operation Tugaalik on 23 June 2024 | |
| History | |
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| Wallis and Futuna | |
| Name | Le Commandant Charcot |
| Namesake | Jean-Baptiste Charcot |
| Owner | Compagnie du Ponant |
| Port of registry | Mata Utu |
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| Cost | NOK 2.7 billion |
| Laid down | December 2018 |
| Launched | March 2020 |
| Completed | July 2021 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9846249 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 31,283 GT |
| Length | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Beam | 28.3 m (93 ft) |
| Draught | 10 m (33 ft) |
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| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod propulsion units (2 × 17 MW) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (open water) |
| Capacity | 270 passengers in 135 cabins |
| Crew | 187 |
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Le Commandant Charcot is an icebreaking cruise ship operated by the French shipping company Compagnie du Ponant. Named after the French polar scientist Jean-Baptiste Charcot, the vessel was built at Vard Tulcea shipyard in Romania, from where she was moved to Søviknes for final outfitting and delivery in 2021.