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© Ray Goodfellow Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 2006 by Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea (Yard No 1574) for Norfolk Line . D i m e n s i o n s / T e c h n i c a l D a t a Registry - Dover, United Kingdom IMO Number - 9318345 Length - 186m Breadth of hull - 28.4m Draught - 6.75m (design) Tonnage - 35,923 gross 10,300 net 6,160 deadweight Engines - 4 x MAN B & W 8L48/60B diesels Power/Propellers - 9600 kW each/2 Bow Thrusters - 3 x 1800 kW Stern Thruster - 1 x 1800 kW Speed - 25 knots Capacity - 780 passengers, 200 cars and up to 120 freight vehicles Lane Metres - 2,000 (design) Lane Width - 3.3m Crew - 70 Navigation Officers - European Number of Decks - 2 trailer decks total 200m 1 car deck of 990m Call Sign - MLBZ6 Sister Ships: Maersk Delft, Maersk Dunkerque H i s t o r y / R e m a r k s April 13th 2004: SAMSUNG 1574 October 24th 2005: MAERSK DOVER June 23rd 2006: Delivered and left Samsung HI on 21/06/06. “Below is the sailing schedule for the Maersk Dover's delivery. She'll be in Dover for about a week getting her Passenger certificate , no ceremony or anything before she's on the run. Once she's on the run, the Dunkerque will have a week on the wall for maintenance, followed by the Delft, then I imagine the Midnight will go to Dunkerque East for painting/de-storing before heading down to the Med to join the rest of the clan in Palma.” (FerriesOfNorthernEurope msg #22986) BUSAN: Dep 21-Jun-2006, SINGAPORE: Dep 28-Jun-2006, SALALAH (OMAN): Dep 04-Jul-2006
July 14th 2006 (03.31 hrs): Departed Gibraltar bound for Dover.
© Ray Goodfellow July 17th 2006: Arrived at Dover then conducted berthing trials (bow in) at berth 3
© Nigel Thornton (left) and © Stéphane Poulain (middle and right) July 23rd 2006: Inaugural sailing to Dunkerque. July 28th 2006: All 3 sisters running from 1200 today MAERSK DOVER is 0200 / 0800 / 1400 / 2000 ex Dover this week ships switch to next schedule every 3 weeks.
© Gary Davies (Maritime Photographic) October 17th 2006: Maersk Dover is under investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch for a close quarters situation between the tanker Mv Apollonia and the containership Maersk Vancouver. December 2nd 2006: Officially named by the wife of the Minister for Transport, Dr Stephen Ladyman MP. The ceremony took place at the Dover cruise terminal.
Official naming ceremony at the Dover cruise terminal 2/12/2006 © Nigel Thornton 31st January 2007: Brief visit to ARNO dry dock facility in Dunkerque, France for a brief overhaul and a repaint of her boot topping to bring her in line with her sister vessels.
© Robert Fournier February 2007: Back in service on the Dover-Dunkerque route for Norfolk Line 19th June 2007: Entered the ARNO shipyard at Dunkerque for her annual hull inspection.
High and dry in the ARNO drydock © Robert Fournier
Maersk Dover and Pride of Dover at ARNO Dunkerque. Pictures courtesy of Ed Connell (Ships in the Port of Dover) 24th June 2007: Re-entered service for Norfolk Line between Dover and Dunkerque. 2008: Returned from annual overhaul at ARNO, Dunkerque sporting the new Norfolk Line . com livery.
© Nigel Thornton
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| We would like to thank: Gary Davies (Maritime Photographic), Ed Connell (Ships in the Port of Dover), Robert Fournier, Stéphane Poulain for there help in compiling this feature. | |||
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