History | |
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Name |
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Owner | |
Operator | |
Port of registry | Dover, United Kingdom |
Route | Dover - Dunkerque |
Ordered | 2004? |
Builder | Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea |
Launched | 24 October 2005 |
Acquired | 21 June 2006 |
Maiden voyage | 23 July 2006 |
Identification |
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Status | In Service |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | D-class Roll-on/roll-off car ferry |
Tonnage |
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Length | 186.65 m (612.37 ft) |
Beam | 28.00 m (91.86 ft) |
Depth | 6.80 m (22.31 ft) |
Decks | 9 |
Installed power |
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Speed | 25 knots |
Capacity |
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Crew | 75 |
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In July 2010, DFDS Seaways purchased Norfolkline from Maersk, with the ship being renamed Dover Seaways and being rebranded in DFDS branding. Despite the takeover, Dover Seaways continued on the Dover-Dunkerque route.
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