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{{Short description|China-built French cargo vessel}}
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| Ship image = CMA CGM Jacques Saadé at southampton.JPG
| Ship caption = CMA CGM Jacques Saadé at Southampton
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Builders = *[[Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding]]
*[[Jiangnan Shipyard]]
| Total ships completed = 9
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| Total ships active = 9
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| Total ships planned = 9
| Operators = [[CMA CGM]]
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| In service range = 2020–present
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| Ship capacity = 23,112&nbsp;[[Twenty-foot equivalent unit|TEU]]
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| Ship propulsion = [[CSSC|CMD]]-[[Winterthur Gas & Diesel|WinGD]] 12X92 DF
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| Ship draught = {{convert|16|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship beam = {{convert|61.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship length = {{convert|399.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship tonnage = {{GT|236,583}}
| Ship type = [[Container ship]]
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The '''''Jacques Saadé'' class''' is a group of nine [[container ships]] each with a capacity of 23,000 [[Twenty-foot equivalent unit|TEUs]] built by the [[China State Shipbuilding Corporation]] (CSSC) for French shipping company [[CMA CGM]]. Construction on the first two began in July 2018 in [[Shanghai]] by [[Jiangnan Shipyard]] and [[Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding]].<ref name="PD Largest">{{Cite news |title=World's largest container vessels under construction in Shanghai |url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/0727/c90000-9485481.html |publisher=[[People's Daily]] |date=27 July 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727075657/http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/0727/c90000-9485481.html# |archive-date=2018-07-27 |access-date=29 July 2018 }}</ref> The first ship was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] in September 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=CMA CGM {{!}} World Premiere: Launching of the World's Largest LNG-Powered Containership and Future CMA CGM Group Flagship|url=https://www.cma-cgm.com/news/2749/world-premiere-launching-of-the-world-s-largest-lng-powered-containership-and-future-cma-cgm-group-flagship|access-date=2020-07-31|website=www.cma-cgm.com}}</ref> The first ship was delivered on 22 September 2020.<ref name="offshore-energy.biz">{{Cite web|date=2020-08-10|title=CMA CGM’s 2nd LNG-powered giant nearing completion|url=https://www.offshore-energy.biz/cma-cgms-2nd-lng-powered-giant-nearing-completion/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Offshore Energy|language=en-US}}</ref> The first two ships were originally expected to be delivered in 2019,<ref name="PD Largest"/> but they have been delivered in September and October 2020 <ref name="offshore-energy.biz"/> after a delay of at least 10 months by [[China State Shipbuilding Corporation]] (CSSC).<ref name="Hellenicshippingnews">{{Cite web |title=Ship owners already know the limitation of the Chinese shipyards |url=https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ship-owners-already-know-the-limitation-of-the-chinese-shipyards/ |publisher=Hellenicshippingnews |date=1 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Riviera">{{cite web | title=Chinese financing backs massive Qatar LNG carrier order |url=https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/chinese-financing-backs-massive-qatar-lng-carrier-order-says-analyst-59605 |publisher=Riviera |date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
==History==
CSSC and CMA CGM signed a contract to produce the ships on 19 September 2017. The value of the contract was worth an estimated US$1.2 billion at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/230223/cma-cgm-confirms-cssc-yards-for-22000-teu-giants/ |title=CMA CGM Confirms CSSC Yards for 22,000 TEU Giants |publisher=World Maritime News |date= |accessdate=2018-07-31}}</ref><ref name="worldmaritimenews1">{{cite web|url=https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/229960/cma-cgm-confirms-order-for-22000-teu-giants/ |title=CMA CGM Confirms Order for 22,000 TEU Giants |publisher=World Maritime News |date= |accessdate=2018-07-31}}</ref>
Construction of the first two ships began on 26 July 2018.<ref name="PD Largest" /> The first ship, ''CMA CGM Jacques Saadé'', named after the founder of CMA CGM [[Jacques Saadé]], was launched in September 2019.<ref name=":0" /> The first ship was originally expected to be delivered in November 2019,<ref name="PD Largest"/> but it was delivered on 22 September 2020 <ref name="offshore-energy.biz"/> after a delay of at least 10 months by [[China State Shipbuilding Corporation]] (CSSC).<ref name="Hellenicshippingnews"/><ref name="Riviera"/> The second ship ''CMA CGM Champs Elysees'' was delivered on 27 October 2020 after a delay of at least 10 months.<ref name="PD Largest"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=CMA CGM's Second 23,000 TEU LNG Containership Delivered |url=https://www.marinelink.com/news/cma-cgms-second-teu-lng-containership-482866 |publisher=Marinelink |date=30 Oct 2020}}</ref> The ships are registered in Marseille.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
[[File:CMA CGM Palais Royal_IMO 9839181_C_Hamburg_21-04-2021_(7).jpg|thumb|Stern view of ''CMA CGM Palais Royal'']]
==List of ships==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- class=
! Ship !! Yard number !! IMO number
!Delivery!! Status
!Ref
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! colspan="6" style="text-align:center" | Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding
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| {{ship||CMA CGM Jacques Saadé}} || 3033 || 9839179
|22 September 2020|| In service
|<ref>{{csr|register=BV|id=9839179|shipname=CMA CGM Jacques Saadé|access-date=2020-09-22}}</ref>
|-
| {{ship||CMA CGM Palais Royal}} || 3034 || 9839181
|27 November 2020
| In service
|<ref>{{csr|register=BV|id=9839181|shipname=CMA CGM Palais Royal|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref>
|-
| {{ship||CMA CGM Rivoli}} || 3035 || 9839193
|20 January 2021
| In service
|<ref>{{csr|register=BV|id=9839193|shipname=CMA CGM Rivoli|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref>
|-
| {{ship||CMA CGM Concorde}} || 3036 || 9839208
| 28 April 2021|| In service
|<ref>{{csr|register=BV|id=9839208|shipname=CMA CGM Concorde|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref>
|-
| {{ship||CMA CGM Sorbonne}} || 3037 || 9839210
| 7 July 2021|| In service
|<ref>{{csr|register=BV|id=9839210|shipname=CMA CGM Sorbonne|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="6" style="text-align:center" | Jiangnan Shipyard
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| {{ship||CMA CGM Champs Elysees}} || 1471 || 9839131
|27 October 2020
| In service
|<ref>{{csr|register=BV|id=9839131|shipname=CMA CGM Champs Elysees|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref>
|-
| {{ship||CMA CGM Louvre}}
| 1472 || 9839143
|22 December 2020
| In service
|<ref>{{csr|register=BV|id=9839143|shipname=CMA CGM Louvre|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref>
|-
| {{ship||CMA CGM Montmartre}} || 1473 || 9839155
| 18 March 2021|| In service
|<ref>{{csr|register=BV|id=9839155|shipname=CMA CGM Montmartre|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref>
|-
| {{ship||CMA CGM Trocadero}} || 1474 || 9839167
| 26 May 2021|| In service
|<ref>{{csr|register=BV|id=9839167|shipname=CMA CGM Trocadero|access-date=2020-09-24}}</ref>
|}
==Specifications==
The vessels will be {{convert|400|m|ftin}} long, {{convert|61.3|m|ftin}} wide, and {{convert|33.5|m|ftin}} deep. They will each have a [[deadweight tonnage]] capacity of 220,000 DWT.<ref name="PD Largest"/>
The engines are the 12X92DF, designed by engine designer [[:de:Winterthur Gas & Diesel|WinGD]], fueled by [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG). The decision to use LNG as a fuel is in anticipation of the upcoming 2020 [[International Maritime Organization|IMO]] regulation limiting sulfur emissions.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/imo-answers-questions-on-the-2020-sox-regulation#gs.X_9VxZg |title=IMO Answers Questions on the 2020 SO<sub>x</sub> Regulation |publisher=Maritime-executive.com |date=2018-02-03 |accessdate=2018-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lngworldnews.com/gabadi-to-build-lng-fuel-tanks-for-22000-teu-containership/ |title=Gabadi to build LNG fuel tanks for 22,000 TEU containership |publisher=LNG World News |date=2018-04-20 |accessdate=2018-07-31}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=March 2021|reason=2020 has already passed}}
== See also ==
* [[Antoine de Saint Exupery-class container ship]]
* [[Explorer-class container ship]]
* [[CMA CGM Argentina-class container ship|Argentina-class container ship]]
* [[CMA CGM A. Lincoln-class container ship|A. Lincoln-class container ship]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/0727/c90000-9485481.html Image]
[[Category:Container ship classes]]
[[Category:Ships of CMA CGM]]
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