Vessel specifications
Route
-
IMO number
7820485
Building year
1980
Building yard
Schichau Unterweser AG, Germany (#2280)
Owner
Compania Naviera S.A.
Operator
-
Length
131,91 m
Breadth
23,19 m
Draft
5,72 m
Gross tonnage
13.601
Machinery
Sulzer
Speed
22 knots
Passengers
1.300
Berths
48
Cars
350
Lane metres
720
Port of registry
Kingstown
Flag
Saint Vincent
Former names
Herald of Free Enterprise (1980-1987) — Townsend Thoresen European Ferries
Former owners
Townsend Thoresen (1980-1987)
Sister ships
Notes
Sinking in 1987 and break up in 1988
Photos
M/F Herald of Free Enterprise
Photo: Jeffrey le Feber · Dover, 1986
M/F Herald of Free Enterprise
Photo: Jeffrey le Feber · Vlissingen, 1987
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