P&O Liberte

P&O Liberte

P&O Liberté in March 2024
History
Name	P&O Liberte
Owner	P&O Ferries
Operator	P&O Ferries
Port of registry	Limassol, Cyprus
Route	Dover to Calais
Builder	Guangzhou Shipyard International, Guangzhou, China
Yard number	19121008
Launched	July 2022
Identification	IMO number:  9895173
General characteristics
Tonnage	47,394  GT
Length	230.5 m (756 ft 3 in)
Beam	30.8 m (101 ft 1 in)
Decks	10
Propulsion	4 × Wärtsilä 16v31 diesel engine, with 8 MWh battery 4 × 7.5 MW ABB DO1600 Azipods
Speed	20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph)
Capacity	1,500 passengers 2,800 lane metres for commercial traffic, 800 lane metres for cars 3,600 lane metres total

P&O Liberte is a roll-on/roll-off hybrid ferry operated by P&O Ferries across the English Channel between Dover and Calais.

Design

The P&O Liberte and sister ship P&O Pioneer were ordered by P&O Ferries in September 2019 to operate across the English Channel between Dover and Calais. It has been designed to also be converted to battery-electric propulsion at a later date, when charging infrastructure is available on both sides of the channel. ^[1]

Built by Guangzhou Shipyard International, Guangzhou, China, it was aunched in July 2022 and delivered in November 2023, P&O Liberte entered service on 22 March 2024. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

References

1. P&O Ferries to invest in 260M euro new generation of super-ferries to revolutionise transport between Britain and the Continent Port of Dover
2. Second P&O newbuild floated Ships Monthly October 2022 page 11
3. Second Dover vessel delivered Ships Monthly February 2024 page 10
4. Fusion pair help with carbon cuts Ships Monthly May 2024 page 10

External links

Media related to P&O Liberté (ship, 2023) at Wikimedia Commons