MV Cristina A

History
Name:	MV Cristina A.
Owner:	Limar Liman ve Gemi İşletmeleri A.Ş., Istanbul, Turkey[1]
Operator:	Delmas, Le Havre, France[1][2]
Port of registry:	Izmir, Turkey[1]
Route:	CMA CGM WAF Service[1]
Ordered:	November 1, 2004[1]
Builder:	Peene Werft GmbH, Wolgast, Germany[1][2]
Yard number:	535[1]
Laid down:	October 27, 2006[1]
Launched:	February 16, 2007[1]
Completed:	May 3, 2007[1]
In service:	June 8, 2008[2]
Identification:	IMO number: 9337365[2]
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Class and type:	German Lloyd Container ship
Tonnage:	17,687 GT[1][2]
Displacement:	22,014 long tons (22,367 t)[1][2]
Length:	177.75 m (583 ft 2 in) (LBP)[1][2] 183.89 m (603 ft 4 in) (LOA)[1]
Beam:	24.50 m (80 ft 5 in)[1][2]
Draught:	9 m (29 ft 6 in)[1][2]
Depth:	14.20 m (46 ft 7 in) (moulded)[1]<
Installed power:	13,280 kW[1]
Propulsion:	MAN B&W Diesel 8s50 MC-C, two stroke single acting[2]
Speed:	20.6 knots (38.2 km/h; 23.7 mph) (max)[2] 19.0 knots (35.2 km/h; 21.9 mph) (avg)[1]
Capacity:	1,604 TEU[1]
Crew:	16[1]

The MV Cristina A. is a Turkish flagged container ship owned by the Turkey based Limar Liman ve Gemi Isletmeleri A.S. and operated by the Delmas Shipping Co. in Le Havre, France. The vessel has a capacity of 1,604 nominal teus or 1,174 teus 14TH. She has been in service since June 8, 2008 on the route between Europe and West Africa.^[1] She is the 18th vessel in the fleet of Arkas Shipping & Transport Co. with the company having 23 container ships in total as of October 2008.^[3] The shipping line is ultimately operated by CMA CGM through its subsidiary OTAL.

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