MV Honfleur

Brittany Ferries ordered Honfleur in June 2017 from German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft at a cost of about €200 million.[2][3] Construction began in March 2018 when the first steel was cut, followed by the laying of the keel several months later.[4][5] 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 winter season.[5] Once in service, she is to sail between Portsmouth, England and Caen, France.[2]

Honfleur was launched from the ship hall at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft on the morning of 14 December 2018, and will receive her superstructure over the next few weeks.

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).[5] 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.[5] She is powered by four liquefied natural gas engines, with an output of about 30,000 kilowatts (40,000 hp), driving electrical generators that power two propellers, giving her a 22 knots (25 mph) service speed.[5][3]