French cruise ship
Le Dumont-d'Urville
![]() Le Dumont-d'Urville in Gdansk, 23 August 2019
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| History |
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 Wallis and Futuna |
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| Name | Le Dumont-d'Urville |
| Operator | Ponant |
| Port of registry |  Mata Utu |
| Builder |
- VARD Tulcea, Romania (hull)
- VARD Søviknes, Norway (outfitting)
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| Yard number | 851 |
| Acquired | 14 June 2019 |
| Maiden voyage | 7 August 2019 |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics |
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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
External links
Media related to IMO 9814052 at Wikimedia Commons
