Maersk Dunkerque

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M/S Maersk Dunkerque
M/S Maersk Dunkerque
Career
Name: Maersk Dunkerque
Owner: Norfolkline
Operator: Norfolkline
Port of Registry: Dover, Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Route: DoverDunkerque
Ordered: 2003
Builder: Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea
Yard number: 1523[1]
Launched: 29 December 2004[1]
Acquired: 27 September 2005[1]
Maiden voyage: 9 November 2005
Status: In service
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Maersk Dunkerque class ferry
Tonnage: 35923 GT
Displacement: 6787 metric tons of 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

M/S Maersk Dunkerque is a ro-pax ferry owned an operated by Norfolk Line. She is the first of three sister vessels designed for the cross-Channel DoverDunkerque route, capable of making the crossing in 1 hour and 45 minutes. The Maersk Dunkerque is a Scandinavian designed vessel built at the Samsung shipyards in South Korea.

The ship was delivered on 30 September 2005 and made her maiden voyage on 9 November 2005.

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[edit] Features

The Maersk Dunkerque has been designed with separate roll-on roll-off decks for freight and cars, which greatly reduces the loading-unloading times. Passenger facilities are spread out over two decks and include three restaurants, a bar, shop, cinema, children's play area, games arcade and Bureau de Change. There are seven lifts for carrying passengers, crew and stores from the lower car and freight decks up to the passenger and crew decks. The crew accommodation are located on a separate deck and include cabins, a dayroom, offices, laundry, stores and crew mess.

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

[edit] Sister ships

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Micke Asklander. M/S Maersk Dunkerque (2005) (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.

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