MS SeaFrance Nord-Pas de Calais at sea. |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | SeaFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais (1996-Present)[1] Nord-Pas-de-Calais (1987-1996) |
| Owner: | SeaFrance (1996-Present) SNAT (1989-1996) SNCF (1987-1989)[1] |
| Operator: | SeaFrance (1996-Present) SNAT (1989-1996) SNCF (1987-1996)[1] |
| Port of registry: | Dunkerque, France [1] |
| Route: | Dover - Calais |
| Builder: | Normed, Dunkerque, France |
| Yard number: | 325 |
| Laid down: | 1987 |
| Launched: | 15 April 1987 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8512152 [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | gross tonnage (GT) of 7,264 tons [1] 13,727 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Length: | 158.09 m (518.7 ft) [1] |
| Beam: | 22.4 m (73.5 ft) [1] |
| Draught: | 5.92 m (19.4 ft) [1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Sulzer 16ZAV40 [1] |
| Speed: | 21.5 kn (39.8 km/h) [1] |
| Capacity: | 80 passengers, 45 lorries and 600 metres of rail freight or 90 lorries |
MS SeaFrance Nord Pas-de-Calais is a freight ferry owned by SeaFrance and operated on their Dover—Calais route.[2] She was built in 1987 by Chantiers du Nord et de la Mediterranee SA, Dunkirk, (Yard No 325) for Societe Nationale des Chemin de Fer Francais (SNCF), Paris as a multi-purpose passenger and roll-on roll-off ferry for lorries and railway vehicles.
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Nord Pas-de-Calais was built in 1987 by Chantiers du Nord et de la Mediterranee, Dunkerque for SNCF as a train ferry. It operated on the Dover (Western Docks) to Dunkerque route; in addition, she also worked as a freight vehicle ferry between Dover-Calais. Nord Pas-de-Calais had limited accommodation for 80 passengers.
In 1989, ownership was changed to Societe Nouvelle d'Armement Transmanche (SNAT). On July 12, 1995, it was announced the agreement between Stena Sealink Line and French partners S.N.A.T. would terminate from December 31, 1995. From that time onwards S.N.A.T. would trade as SeaFrance.[3]
In 1996, Nord Pas-de-Calais was renamed SeaFrance Nord Pas-de-Calais, operating for SeaFrance as a vehicle ferry between Dover-Calais.[4] On July 3, 1996, she was laid-up at Dunkerque and remained there until November 29 when she was introduced as an ordinary freight vessel between Calais and Dover.[5]