 Pride of Rotterdam | |
| History | |
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| Name | Pride of Rotterdam |
| Operator |  P&O Ferries |
| Port of registry | Rotterdam |
| Route | Hull–Rotterdam |
| Builder | Fincantieri,Italy |
| Yard number | 6065 |
| Laid down | 1 March 1999 |
| Launched | 29 September 2000 |
| Christened | 20 April 2001 |
| Acquired | 12 April 2001 |
| Maiden voyage | 20 April 2001 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ro-Rocruiseferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 25,113long tons (25,516 t) |
| Length | 215.44 m (706 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 31.85 m (104 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 6.04 m (19 ft 10 in) |
| Decks | 12 |
| Propulsion | 4 ×Wärtsilä 9L46C engines, 37,800 kW (50,700 hp) |
| Speed | 22knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity |
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MS Pride of Rotterdam is a Dutch registered passenger and cargoroll-on/roll-off ship/cruiseferry,[1] in service withP&O North Sea Ferries on theHull -Rotterdam route.[2]
Pride of Rotterdam is 215.05 m (705 ft 7 in) long with a beam of 31.85 m (104 ft 6 in) and a draught of 6.04 m (19 ft 10 in). She is powered by fourWärtsilä 9L46Cdiesel engines which have a total power output of 37,800 kilowatts (50,700 hp). These can propel her at 22 knots (41 km/h).[2]
Pride of Rotterdam can carry 1,370 passengers. She has 3,300 metres (3,600 yd) of lane capacity, and can carry 250 cars and 400 trailers.[2] Cars are driven in through an entrance in the ship's side and stored separately from trailers, which are loaded from the rear.[3]
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The ship's keel was laid on 1 March 1999. The ship was built as yard number 6065. She was originally to have been namedPride of Hull, but this was changed toPride of Rotterdam before her launch on 29 September 2000.[2]Pride of Rotterdam was officially handed over toP&O North Sea Ferries on 12 April 2001 inVenice, Italy.[4] She was christened on 27 April 2001 byQueen Beatrix and entered service on 30 April 2001 on theHull -Rotterdam route.[2]
Pride of Rotterdam isowned by Hampton Shipping BV,managed byP&O North Sea Ferries andclassed byLloyd's Register.[1] The ship has a capacity of 59,925 gross tonnage (GT) and 10,100 tonsdeadweight (DWT).[1] She is allocated theIMO Number 9208617,MMSI Number 244980000 and uses the callsign PBAJ.[5] Her port of registry is Rotterdam.[4]
BothPride of Rotterdam andPride of Hull are too wide to pass through the lock at Hull.Associated British Ports built a new terminal at Hull to accommodate the passengers using these two ferries. TheRotterdam Terminal was built at a cost of £14,300,000.[6]
On 21 November 2005, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the Hull - Rotterdam route,Pride of Rotterdam sailed from Rotterdam to Hull with the Dutch bandBZN performing on board. The return sailing on 22 November also saw BZN performing.[7] On 3 December 2008, a crew member was lost overboard in theNorth Sea off the east coast of theUnited Kingdom. A search was initiated involving eightlifeboats andhelicopters fromRAF Leconfield andWattisham. The search was called off but the missing crew member was not found.[8]
Pride of Rotterdam has one sister ship:
| Preceded by | World's LargestCruiseferry 2001–2004 With:MS Pride of Hull (2001-2004) | Succeeded by |