MS Côte des Flandres
MS Côte des Flandres is a Ro-Ro Passenger Ferry owned by Eurotunnel and operated by DFDS Seaways France between Dover and Calais, the ship was the second to be built for SeaFrance in 2005, she entered service with SeaFrance in March 2005 and finished with SeaFrance in January 2012 when the company was liquidated.
the Côte des Flandres (former SeaFrance Berlioz) in Dover | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Côte des Flandres (2015-Present)
Berlioz (2012–2015) Seafrance Berlioz (2005–2012) |
| Owner | Eurotunnel (2012-Present) Seafrance (2005–2012) |
| Operator | DFDS Seaways France (2016-Present)
MyFerryLink (2012–2015) Seafrance (2005–2012) |
| Port of registry | Calais, France |
| Route | Dover – Calais |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire |
| Yard number | 032 |
| Launched | 14 October 2004 |
| In service | 30 March 2005 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9305843 |
| Status | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 33,796 GT |
| Length | 185.82 m (610 ft) |
| Beam | 27.7 m (91 ft) |
| Installed power | 2 x Wärtsilä 8L46B, 2 x Wärtsilä 12V46B diesels, 9,000kW |
| Speed | 25 kn (46.30 km/h) |
| Capacity | 1,900 passengers, 2,000 lane metres (120 lorries or 700 cars) |
She was sold to Euro-Transmanche 3 BE (Eurotunnel) in July 2012 and was renamed Berlioz, re-entering service between Dover and Calais in August 2012 with MyFerryLink. She was further renamed Côte des Flandres for service on the Dover to Calais route with DFDS Seaways France starting in early 2016.
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