Shipyard · New build
CMN Yachts (CMN Yacht Division)
Cherbourg naval yard that ran a superyacht division in the 2000s, building steel and aluminium motor and sailing yachts up to 60 m. Best known for the twin 60 m motor yachts Slipstream and Cloud 9 and the schooner Mari-Cha IV. The group stopped superyacht construction in 2013 and the yard now focuses on military vessels.
Yachts built by CMN →Key facts
- Parent
- Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN Naval)
- Country
- France
- Founded
- 1945–1946 (SYP and CharterWorld 1945; Wikipedia 1946); yacht division dates not published
- Status
- Closed (2013)
- Size range (LOA, m)
- about 30–60 m delivered; yard claimed capability to 80 m (CharterWorld, undated)
- Largest delivered
- Slipstream and Ora (ex-Cloud 9), 60 m each, 2009
- Yachts delivered
- 9 (SYT fleet count, as of Sep 2026)
Notable yachts
Services
- Custom and semi-custom motor and sailing yacht new build (historic)
- naval and commercial shipbuilding (current)
Haul-out
| Travel lift | not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | 3,000 t Syncrolift (Wikipedia, undated; CharterWorld, undated); platform size not published |
| Dry / floating dock | Slipway for ships under 700 t (Wikipedia, undated) / up to 50 m (CharterWorld, undated) |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 80 (yard claim for yacht build/refit, CharterWorld, undated) |
| Max tonnage handled | 3,000 t (Syncrolift capacity) |
| Sheds / berths | About 48,000 m² covered production halls on a 110,000 m² site (Wikipedia, undated; CharterWorld, undated) |
Sources
- superyachtnews.com — https://www.superyachtnews.com/business/cmn-closure-of-superyacht-division-abu-dhabi-mar-group
- superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/cmn-yacht-division
- en.wikipedia.org — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructions_M%C3%A9caniques_de_Normandie
- charterworld.com — https://www.charterworld.com/index.html?sub=CMN-Yachts
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.