MS Delft Seaways

Delft Seaways
Delft Seaways
History
Name
  • 2006-2010: Maersk Delft
  • 2010 onwards: Delft Seaways
Operator
Port of registryDover,  United Kingdom
BuilderSamsung Heavy Industries, South Korea
Yard number1524
Laid down12 March 2003
Launched7 May 2005
Completed2005
Maiden voyage27 February 2006
Identification
Statusin service
General characteristics
Class and typeD-class RoRo car ferry
Tonnage35,293 GT
Length186.65 m (612.4 ft)
Beam28.40 m (93.2 ft)
Draught6.75 m (22.1 ft)
Decks9
Propulsion4 x MAN B&W 8L48/60B Diesel
Speed
  • 25 kn (46.3 km/h) (service)
  • 28 kn (51.9 km/h) (max)

Delft Seaways is a ro-pax ferry owned and operated by DFDS Seaways. She is one of three sister ships designed for the cross-Channel route from Dover to Dunkerque, capable of making the crossing in 1 hour and 45 minutes. Delft Seaways is a Scandinavian designed ship built at the Samsung shipyards in South Korea in 2005.[1] She sails under the flag of the United Kingdom and her port of registry is Dover.

  1. ^ "Norfolkline freight ferry fleet - Maersk Delft". Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2009.