Pride of Calais
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| Name: | 1999-2002: P&OSL Calais 2002-present: Pride of Calais |
| Operator: | P&O Ferries |
| Port of Registry: | Dover,  United Kingdom |
| Builder: | Townsend Thoresen |
| Completed: | 1987 |
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| Tonnage: | 26,433 tonnes |
| Length: | 169.6 m (556.4 ft) |
| Beam: | 28.27 m (92.7 ft) |
| Installed power: | Sulzer |
| Speed: | 22 knots |
| Capacity: | 2,290 passengers 650 vehicles |
The Pride of Calais is a cross-channel ferry operated by P&O Ferries. She was built by Townsend Thoresen in 1987, and launched on the 11th of April of that same year, as the sister ship to the Pride of Dover. She can carry 650 cars and 2290 passengers. she has always served on the Dover-Calais route, but during French blockades she has sailed to Zeebrugge.
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