MV ''Honfleur''

MV Honfleur is a roll on/roll off passenger vessel that is under construction for Brittany Ferries and expected to enter service in 2019.

History

Brittany Ferries ordered Honfleur in June 2017 from German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft.[1] Construction began in March 2018 when the first steel was cut, followed by the laying of the keel several months later.[2][3] Her launch is planned for December 2018, and following fitting out she is scheduled to be delivered in May 2019 before entering service the following month.[3] Once in service, she is to sail between Portsmouth, England and Caen, France.[1]

Design

Honfleur measures 42,400 GT, with a length of 187.4 metres (615 ft), a beam of 31 metres (102 ft), and a draft of 6.6 metres (22 ft).[3] She can carry up to 1,680 passengers, with 261 individual cabins, and has a 2,600 lane meter freight deck, with a capacity of 130 freight trucks, or 550 passenger cars and 64 trucks.[3] She is powered by four liquefied natural gas engines driving electrical generators that power two propellers, giving her a 22 knots (25 mph) service speed.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brittany Ferries confirms order for new LNG passenger ferry". Cruise & Ferry. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Steel-cutting ceremony for Brittany Ferries' Honfleur". Baird Maritime. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Honfleur Passenger and Vehicle Ferry". Ship Technology. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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