P&O Ferries Pride of Dover - Further Ferry Information and Vessel Description The MV Pride of Dover is a cross-channel ferry built in 1987 for Townsend Thoresen. The industry generally regards Pride Of Dover and her sister MV Pride Of Calais as the most successful ferries ever built for English Channel service. Between 1998 and 2002 she was under the control of P&O Stena Line and carried the name MV P&OSL Dover from 1999 until 2002. Once returned to P&O control she was renamed MV PO Dover before she was repainted into new P&O Ferries livery when her name returned to MV Pride of Dover. For full information on P&O Ferries - Click Here.
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Pride of Dover was the last new ship to appear in service with the famous Townsend Thoresen orange hull though she was delivered with the P&O house flag painted on her funnel which was changed from the 'TT' logo during construction. Townsend Thoresen was renamed P&O European Ferries late in 1987, following the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster, and Pride of Dover was swiftly repainted in the new company colours.
Pride of Dover primarily operates the Dover–Calais route but on a number of occasions has made crossings between Dover and Zeebrugge as a result of industrial action in France. Pride of Dover will leave service in either 2010 or 2011 to be replaced by one of two new ferries ordered by P&O Ferries, both of which will be the largest ferries to ever cross the channel. |
As with most P&O Ferries, the Pride of Dover has a variety of amenities and services for passengers to enjoy during their ferry crossing. Pride of Dover houses The Food Court self service restaurant (Formerly International Food Court),
Langan's Brasserie Restaurant, Offshore Shopping, The Bar (Formerly Silverstones Sports Bar), Harbour Coffee Company Coffee Shop, a choice of lounges including the Club lounge, Quiet lounge, Truckers lounge & Horizon lounge and an amusement arcade.
Pride of Dover Ferry Deck Layout
A deck is crew space
B deck is passenger and crew space
C deck is passenger space
D deck is a mezzanine car deck
E deck is the top main car deck
F deck is the lower mezzanine deck
G Deck is the lower main car deck
H Deck is the location of the engine control room and storage.
New rules in the late 1990s meant that deck letters were replaced with numbering, where Deck 1 is the lowest part of the vessel, and, in the case of the Pride of Dover, Deck 10 is the topmost deck - previously referred to as the "monkey island deck" or M Deck.
Deck 1 - Lower Engine Room (Previously Tank Top)
Deck 2 - Upper Engine Room & Stores (Previously H Deck)
Deck 3 - LVD (Lower Vehicle Deck)
Deck 4 - Lower Mezz Decks
Deck 5 - UVD (Upper Vehicle Deck)
Deck 6 - Upper Mezz Decks
Deck 7 - Passenger Spaces (Previously C Deck)
Deck 8 - Passenger and Crew Areas (Previously B Deck)
Deck 9 - Crew Areas (Previously A Deck)
Deck 10 - Monkey Island (Previously M Deck)
P&O Ferries Pride of Dover Ferry Statistics
- Length - 169.6 m
- Breadth - 28.27 m
- Draught - 6.12 m
- Speed - 22 knots
- Engines - 3 x Sulzer ZA40S Diesels
- Built - 1987
- Yard - Schichau Unterweser AG, West Germany
- Propellers - Triple controllable pitch propellers
- Cars - 650
- Passengers - 2290
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