MS Crown Seaways
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History | |
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Name | Crown Seaways |
Operator | DFDS Seaways |
Route | Copenhagen–Oslo Frederikshavn-Oslo |
Builder | Brodosplit, Split, Croatia |
Launched | 6 April 1992 |
Completed |
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Identification | IMO number: 8917613 |
Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cruiseferry |
Tonnage | 35,498 GT |
Length | 171.5 m (562.7 ft) |
Beam | 28.2 m (92.5 ft) |
Draft | 6.25 m (20.5 ft) |
Decks | 12 |
Ice class | 1 A Super |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
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MS Crown Seaways is a cruiseferry operated by DFDS Seaways on a route connecting Copenhagen & Frederikshavn in Denmark to Oslo, Norway. The ship was built in 1994 by Brodosplit in Split, Croatia. She was originally ordered by Euroway and was to be called Frans Kockum but never sailed under that name. The ship was also temporarily renamed Thomas Mann during construction. She first sailed under the name Crown of Scandinavia.
Crown Seaways has three sister ships:
History
Euroway originally planned to operate two cruiseferries on a route connecting
After the order was cancelled, the ship was renamed Thomas Mann and work on her was continued, but at a more leisurely pace. In March 1994 the Thomas Mann sailed from the shipyard in Split to the
On 26 July the ship was renamed Crown of Scandinavia and began sailing on
In January 2005 the ship was rebuilt at Öresundsvarvet, Landskrona, Sweden. On 15 October 2006 the call at Helsingborg was dropped from the route in order to cut down fuel and pilot expenses.
In July 2020 and after a break of 46 years, Frederikshavn was introduced as a port of call in both directions.
2014 engine incident
On 27 April 2014, the vessel experienced engine problems near the Danish island of Anholt, whilst travelling from Copenhagen towards Oslo. It is reported that passengers heard a loud bang, a shudder and smoke at about 21:30, when the vessel suffered an engine failure and crank explosion. The ship soon continued on its way towards Oslo. The cause of the incident is unknown.[1]
References
- ^ Peterson, Neil. "Engine accident on DFDS Crown Seaways ferry from Copenhagen to Oslo". Demotix. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
External links
- Media related to IMO 8917613 at Wikimedia Commons
- Company Website for Crown of Scandinavia (in Danish)