'Spirit of Britain'

摘要

On Wednesday, January 5, 2011, the Ro-Pax 'Spirit of Britain', was delivered by STX Europe's Rauma (Finland) shipyard to P&O Ferries. Her sister ship, the 'Spirit of France', is due to be delivered from Rauma Shipyard in September 2011. Once in operation, 'Spirit of Britain' (STX Rauma hull "NB 1367"), it is claimed, will be the largest ferry operating in the English Channel - her duties were scheduled to commence at the end of January, 2011. The 47,600GT vessel is 213 metres long and has a capacity of 3,746 lane meters (lm) for trailers, cars and other cargo. In addition to space for approximately 180 freight trucks and 195 passenger cars, the vessel can accommodate 2,000 passengers.