MS Dunkerque Seaways

Dunkerque Seaways in Dover
History
Name:
  • 2005-2010: Maersk Dunkerque
  • 2010 onwards: Dunkerque Seaways
Owner:
Operator:
Port of registry: Dover, United Kingdom
Route: Dover - Dunkerque
Ordered: 2003
Builder: Samsung Heavy Industries, South Korea
Yard number: 1523
Launched: 29 December 2004
Acquired: 27 September 2005
Maiden voyage: 9 November 2005
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Norfolkline 'D' class ro-pax ferry
Tonnage: 35,923 GT
Displacement: 6,787 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
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:
  • 4 × MAN 8L48/ 60B diesels
  • combined 38400 kW
Speed: 25 knots
Capacity:
  • 780 passengers
  • 200 cars
  • 120 trucks
  • 1800 lanemeters
Crew: 70

Dunkerque Seaways is a ro-pax ferry operated by DFDS Seaways on their cross-channel route between Dover, United Kingdom and Dunkerque, France. She was delivered to Norfolkline in 2005 as Maersk Dunkerque.[1][2]

Career

Norfolkline, a subsidiary of the Danish shipping company Maersk, placed an order with Samsung Heavy Industries for three ro-pax ferries to replace older ships on the cross-channel route between Dover and Dunkerque. Maersk Dunkerque was the first of her class. She was built at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in Geoje, South Korea.[1] She was delivered in September 2005 and made her maiden voyage on 9 November 2005.[3] In July 2010, following the acquisition of Norfolkline by DFDS Seaways, the ship was renamed Dunkerque Seaways and rebranded in DFDS Seaways livery.[3]

Layout and facilities

'Dunkerque Seaways has three vehicle decks; a lower deck for freight vehicles only, a deck for mixed traffic and an upper deck for passenger cars. Her passenger facilities are arranged over two decks and include two restaurants, a bar, shop, children's play area, games arcade and Bureau de Change. There are seven lifts. The crew accommodation includes cabins, a dayroom, offices, laundry, stores, gymnasium and mess facilities for officers and crew.

A prominent feature on board are the large panoramic windows at the front and the side with their uninterrupted sea views.

Sister ships

Dunkerque Seaways has two sister ships operating on the same service: Delft Seaways and Dover Seaways.

References

  1. 1 2 "Dunkerque Seaways (9293076)". Ships In Class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2014-10-23. (subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Maersk Dunkerque welcomed to UK fleet" (Press release). United Kingdom: Maritime and Coastguard Agency. 2005-10-27. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  3. 1 2 "Dunkerque Seaways (9293076)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2014-10-23. (registration required (help)).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dunkerque Seaways.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.