- Maersk Delft
M/S "Maersk Delft" is a
ro-pax ferry owned an operated byNorfolk Line . She is the one of three sister vessels designed for the cross-ChannelDover —Dunkerque route, capable of making the crossing in 1 hour and 45 minutes. The "Maersk Delft" is aScandinavia n designed vessel built at theSamsung shipyards inSouth Korea in 2005. She sails under the flag of the United Kingdom and her port of registry isDover The ship was delivered in
2006 and made her maiden voyage on the 27th of February 2006.The Delft has a top speed of 25 kts and has the capacity to carry 200 cars and 780 passengers.Features
The "Maersk Delft", like her sister ship’s,has been designed with separate roll-on roll-off decks for
freight andcar s, which greatly reduces the loading-unloading times. Passenger facilities are spread out over two decks and include threerestaurant s, a bar, shop, cinema, children's play area, games arcade andBureau de Change . There are sevenelevator s 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,office s,laundry , stores and crewmess .An outstanding feature onboard are the large
panoramic windows at the front and the side with their uninterrupted sea views.ister ships
The "Maersk Delft" has two sister ships operating on the same service: "
Maersk Dunkerque " and "Maersk Dover ".References
External links
* [http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=9293076&lang=en M/F Maersk Dunkerque]
* [http://www.norfolkline.com/Norfolkline/ Norfolkline]
* [http://www.doverport.co.uk/ Dover Harbour Board]
* [http://www.ot-dunkerque.fr/fr/index.aspx Dunkerque]
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