Mærsk D-class (2005)

Mærsk D-class

Maersk Dunkerque

Ship data Ship type RoRo - Ferry Shipping company Norfolkline draft Mærsk Ship Design Shipyard Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries, Geoje , South Korea Construction period 2004 to 2006 Units built 3 Cruising areas Dover - Dunkerque

Ship dimensions and crew length 186.65 m ( Lüa ) 172.00 m ( Lpp ) width 28.40 m Side height 9.70 m Draft Max. 6.90 m measurement 35,923 GT / 10,776 GT   crew 70

Machine system machine 4 × MAN - Diesel engine (type: 8L48 / 60B) Machine performance 38,400 kW (52,209 hp) Service speed 25 kn (46 km / h) Energy supply 3 × diesel generator / 2 × shaft generator Generator power 11,400 kW (15,500 hp) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 6,160 dw running track meters 1,800 m Permitted number of passengers 780 Vehicle capacity 200 cars

Since 2008 Permitted number of passengers 1,000

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register

The Mærsk D-class refers to a ferry class consisting of three units .

history

The ships were between 2004 and 2006 on the South Korean shipyard Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries in Geoje for the AP Moller-Maersk Group owned Norfolkline built. All three ships are used between Dover and Dunkerque .

In July 2010 the Norfolkline was sold to DFDS Seaways . The three D-Class ships were subsequently renamed.

description

It is powered by four four-stroke - eight-cylinder - diesel engines of the manufacturer MAN B & W (type 8L48 / 60B), each with 9,600  kW power . The motors act on two variable pitch propellers via reduction gears . The ships reach a speed of 25  knots . The engines are housed in two separate engine rooms.

Three MAN diesel generators (type: 6L32 / 40), each with 2,280 kW output, and two shaft generators driven by the main engines , each with 3,800 kW output, are available for power generation.

The ships are equipped with three bow thrusters and one stern thruster, each with 1,800 kW output, and have fin stabilizers .

The ships have two decks for passengers and three ro-ro decks. The ro-ro decks, which are connected to one another by ramps, are decks 3, 4 and 5. Decks 3 and 4 are 4.9 m high and have the necessary height for the transport of trucks, on deck 5 is with 2.4 m high only sufficient height for the transport of cars. The ships have a side opening bow hatch and a side opening gate at the stern. There is also a fixed ramp on the forecastle. A bulkhead closes the ro-ro deck behind. Deck 4 merges into an open deck at the rear of the ship. The ships can be loaded and unloaded via the gates and the ramp on the forecastle or the open deck 4 at the stern using ramps on the shore.

The facilities for passengers such as restaurants, bars, shops and lounges are located on decks 6 and 7, with truck drivers having their own restaurant and lounge. The ferries have no passenger cabins as they were built for use on the relatively short route between Dover and Dunkerque. The passenger capacity was initially 780 passengers. In 2008 it was increased to 1000 passengers. The RoRo decks had 1,800  lane meters and offered space for 200 cars and 120 trucks. DFDS describes the passenger capacity as 1,212 people and specifies 2,900 lane meters for the RoRo decks, which can accommodate 304 cars and 66 lorries.

The ships were designed by Mærsk Ship Design and much of the interior was designed by Steen Friis Design.

Ships

Mærsk D-class
Building name	Construction number	IMO no.	Keel laying, launching, delivery	Later names and whereabouts
Maersk Dunkerque	1523	9293076	September 9, 2004 December 29, 2004 September 27, 2005	2010: Dunkerque Seaways
Maersk Delft	1524	9293088	January 10, 2005 July 11, 2005 January 25, 2006	2010: Delft Seaways
Maersk Dover	1574	9318345	July 8, 2005 October 24, 2005 June 21, 2006	2010: Dover Seaways

The ships are operated under the British flag with home port Dover.

literature

• Maersk Dunkerque: new-generation ro-pax ferry from Samsung. In: Significant Ships of 2005 , The Royal Institution of Naval Architects , 2006, ISBN 1 905040 18 0 , pp. 62, 64.

Web links

Commons : Mærsk D class  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Dunkerque Seaways , Dover Ferry Photos
• Delft Seaways , Dover Ferry Photos
• Dover Seaways , Dover Ferry Photos
• Building the 'D' Class: Part One - Part Two - Part Three - Part Four , HHV Ferry Blog

Individual evidence

1. ↑ M / S "MAERSK DUNKERQUE" , Skipsrevyen. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
2. ↑ M / S "MAERSK DELFT" , Skipsrevyen. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
3. ↑ Deck plans , HVV Ferry. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
4. ^ Peter C. Smith: Offshore Ferry Services of England & Scotland - A Useful Guide of the Shipping Lines and Routes. Pen & Sword Maritime, ISBN 978-1-84884-665-4 , p. 74.
5. ↑ The DFDS Fleet 1991-2016. DFDS, ISBN 978-87-980030-2-1 , pp. 137-138.
6. ^ Maersk Dover , Steen Friis Design. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
7. ↑ Maersk Dunkerque , Facta om Fartyg. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
8. ^ Maersk Delft , Facta om Fartyg. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
9. ^ Maersk Dover , Facta om Fartyg. Retrieved May 22, 2017.