Delft Seaways
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History | |
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Port of registry | Dover, United Kingdom |
Builder | Samsung Heavy Industries, South Korea |
Yard number | 1524 |
Laid down | 12 March 2003 |
Launched | 7 May 2005 |
Completed | 2005 |
Maiden voyage | 27 February 2006 |
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Status | in service |
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Class and type | D-class RoRo car ferry |
Tonnage | 35,293 GT |
Length | 186.65 m (612.4 ft) |
Beam | 28.40 m (93.2 ft) |
Draught | 6.75 m (22.1 ft) |
Decks | 9 |
Propulsion | 4 x MAN B&W 8L48/60B Diesel |
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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.