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,  United Kingdom |
| Route: | Dover—Dunkerque |
| 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 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9293076 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Maersk Dunkerque class ferry |
| Tonnage: | 35923 GT |
| Displacement: | 6,787 metric tons 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 Dover—Dunkerque 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.
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.
Sister ships
The Maersk Dunkerque has two sister ships operating on the same service: Maersk Delft and Maersk Dover.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Micke Asklander. "M/S Maersk Dunkerque (2005)" (in in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/maersk_dunkerque_2005.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
Gallery
- Deck Plan.JPG
Deck plan display on board the Maersk Dunkerque.
- MF Dunkerque (3).JPG
Rear deck.
- The Lounge Bar.JPG
One of the lounges on board.
- MF Dunkerque (2).JPG
Upper deck and the funnel.
