W B YEATS: Cruise ferry

摘要

Irish Ferries, the owner of the 51,388gt W B Yeats, like to set records although it has been a long time since its previous flagship Ulysses was delivered in 2001 as the largest car ferry in the world. W B Yeats cannot claim that distinction, but it is currently the largest - and its owner claims most luxurious - ferry operating in the Irish Sea. By gross tonnage it is also they largest vessel built at Germany's Flensburger yard. Holding those two titles may be a short-lived claim to fame as six months before W B Yeats was due to be delivered, its owners placed an order at Flensburger for a 67,300gt cruise ferry. The finished height of the vessel meant that it was too high to be built entirely under cover so the superstructure above the main deck was built after launching.