Engineering:Le Soléal
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 Cruise ship Le Soleal moored in Venice
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| History | |
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| Name | Le Soleal |
| Owner | Compagnie du Ponant |
| Operator | Compagnie du Ponant |
| Port of registry | Mata-Utu (Wallis & Futuna Islands),  France |
| Ordered | 2011 |
| Builder | Fincantieri |
| Laid down | 2012 |
| Launched | 6 December 2012 |
| Completed | 21 June 2013 |
| Maiden voyage | 1 July 2013 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Le Boreal-class cruise ships |
| Tonnage: | 10,992 GT[1] |
| Length: | 142.1 m (466 ft) |
| Beam: | 18.0 m (59 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.9 m (16 ft) |
| Decks: | 7 |
| Propulsion: | 2 propeller shafts: 2 propellers |
| Capacity: | 264 passengers |
| Crew: | 139 crewmembers |
Le Soleal is a cruise ship owned and operated by Compagnie du Ponant.[2]
History
The ship was built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy, and was launched on the 6 December 2012, being christened by Kiki Tauck Mahar.[3] The vessel started its maiden voyage on 1 July 2013.
Le Soléal became the first French commercial shipping vessel to traverse the Northwest Passage. The vessel left Kangerlussuaq in Greenland on August 26, 2013 and arrived in Anadyr, in Russia on September 16, 2013.[4]
References
- ↑ Bureau Veritas
- ↑ "Le Soléal". Compagnie du Ponant. http://en.ponant.com/Ships/Le-Soleal. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "New cruise ship hosts Pittsford woman as godmother and guest of honor". BrightonPittsfordPost.com. http://www.brightonpittsfordpost.com/feature/x624126166/New-cruise-ship-hosts-Pittsford-woman-as-godmother-and-guest-of-honor. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "Compagnie du Ponant ship makes history". SixStarCruises. http://www.sixstarcruises.co.uk/blog/compagnie-du-ponant-ship-makes-history/. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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