Engineering:Le Dumont-d'Urville
 Le Dumont-d'Urville in Gdansk, 23 August 2019
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 Wallis and Futuna
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| Name: | Le Dumont-d'Urville |
| Operator: | Ponant |
| Port of registry: |
 Mata Utu |
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| Yard number: | 851 |
| Acquired: | 14 June 2019 |
| Maiden voyage: | 7 August 2019 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Ponant Explorers-class cruise ship |
| Capacity: | 184 passengers |
Le Dumont-d'Urville is the fourth ship of the Ponant Explorers class of cruise ships operated by Ponant. Each member of the class has been allocated the name of a famous French explorer. Initially, the fourth ship in the class was to have been named Le Kerguelen, after explorer and naval officer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec.[1] However, before entering service she was renamed Le Dumont-d'Urville, after Jules Dumont d'Urville, another explorer and naval officer.[2][3]
Built by VARD, Le Dumont-d'Urville had her hull constructed in VARD's Tulcea yard in Romania. She was then transferred to the builder's Søviknes facility in Ålesund, Norway, for final outfitting.[3][4]
Le Dumont-d'Urville was delivered to Ponant in Norway on 14 June 2019, and was due to begin her maiden voyage on 7 August 2019.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Gibson, Rebecca (15 September 2017). "Ponant names four newbuilds after French explorers". Cruise&Ferry.net. http://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/ponant-names-four-newbuilds-after-french-explorers. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ↑ Staff writer (25 May 2018). "Stunning Le Lapérouse Completes First Set of Sea Trials". Cruise Industry News. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/19050-stunning-le-laperouse-completes-first-set-of-sea-trials.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cooke, Andrew (13 November 2018). "Newbuild of the Month: Le Lapérouse". https://www.shippingtandy.com/features/le-laperouse/.
- ↑ Staff writer (6 April 2019). "Two More Ponant Ships Near Completion". Cruise Industry News. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/20638-two-more-ponant-ships-near-completion.html.
- ↑ Yates-Roberts, Elly (18 June 2019). "Vard delivers Le Dumont-d'Urville to Ponant". Cruise&Ferry.net. https://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/vard-delivers-le-dumont-durville-to-ponant.
- ↑ Staff writer (19 June 2019). "Ponant Takes Delivery of Le Dumont-d'Urville". Cruise Industry News. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21107-ponant-takes-delivery-of-le-dumont-d-urville.html.
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