Le Commandant Charcot

Le Commandant Charcot is an icebreaking cruise ship under construction for the French shipping company Compagnie du Ponant. Named after the French polar scientist Jean-Baptiste Charcot, the vessel is currently being built at Vard Tulcea shipyard in Romania, from where she will be moved to Søviknes for final outfitting and delivery in 2021.[1]

History
France
Name: Le Commandant Charcot
Namesake: Jean-Baptiste Charcot
Owner: Compagnie du Ponant
Port of registry:  France[1]
Builder:
  • Vard Tulcea, Romania (hull)
  • Vard Søviknes, Norway (outfitting)[2]
Cost: NOK 2.7 billion[2]
Laid down: December 2018[3]
Launched: March 2020[4]
In service: 2021 (planned)[1]
Identification: IMO number: 9846249
Status: Under construction
General characteristics [1]
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: About 30,000 GT[2]
Length: 150 m (492 ft)
Beam: 28 m (92 ft)
Draught: 10 m (33 ft)
Ice class: Polar Class 2
Installed power:
  • 4 × Wärtsilä 14V31DF (4 × 7,700 kW)
  • 2 × Wärtsilä 10V31DF (2 × 5,500 kW)[5][6]
Propulsion: Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod propulsion units (2 × 17 MW)[7]
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (open water)
Capacity: 270 passengers in 135 cabins[2]
Crew: 187

Le Commandant Charcot will be a Polar Class 2 rated icebreaking vessel capable of reaching remote polar destinations such as the Geographic North Pole. She will feature a hybrid power plant powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and electric batteries.[2]

The ship was launched in March 2020[4] and left the yard in Romania on 29 March heading for Norway.She arrived at VARD shipyard in Søviknes on 28 April 2020.[8]

References
  1. Le Commandant Charcot. Le Commandant Charcot. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. VARD secures contract for the design and construction of the first electric hybrid cruise icebreaker with LNG propulsion for PONANT. VARD, 18 December 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. Keel Laid for Le Commandant Charcot. Cruise Industry News, 27 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/ponant-apres-sa-mise-leau-le-commandant-charcot-quitte-la-roumanie
  5. Wärtsilä to power Ponant's world-first hybrid electric icebreaker. Seatrade Cruise News, 21 October 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  6. Wärtsilä 31DF. Wärtsilä. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  7. World’s first hybrid icebreaker for cruising powered by ABB. electrive.com, 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  8. "Ponant : la coque du Commandant Charcot est arrivée en Norvège" (in French). 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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