MS King Seaways
MS King Seaways is a cruiseferry operated and owned by the Danish shipping company DFDS Seaways on a route connecting North Shields, effectively the port of Newcastle upon Tyne, (being 6 miles to the east of the city), England to IJmuiden in the Netherlands. She was built in 1987 as MS Nils Holgersson by Schichau Unterweser, Bremerhaven, West Germany for TT-Line. Between 1993 and 2006 the ship was named MV Val de Loire, owned by Brittany Ferries and used on traffic across the English Channel. A DFDS vessel since 2006, she was originally named MS King of Scandinavia, before being given her current name in 2011.
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MS King Seaways
MS King Seaways is a cruiseferry operated and owned by the Danish shipping company DFDS Seaways on a route connecting North Shields, effectively the port of Newcastle upon Tyne, (being 6 miles to the east of the city), England to IJmuiden in the Netherlands. She was built in 1987 as MS Nils Holgersson by Schichau Unterweser, Bremerhaven, West Germany for TT-Line. Between 1993 and 2006 the ship was named MV Val de Loire, owned by Brittany Ferries and used on traffic across the English Channel. A DFDS vessel since 2006, she was originally named MS King of Scandinavia, before being given her current name in 2011.
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De King Seaways (tot februari ...... dens het inschepen in IJmuiden
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Die King Seaways ist ein Fährs ...... e IJmuiden–Newcastle verkehrt.
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MS King Seaways is a cruisefer ...... iven her current name in 2011.
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date of acquirement
1987-02-20
active years start date
1987-06-26
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1987-06-26
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ship launched
1986-08-16
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In service
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738,285,835
Ship capacity
*1,800 passengers
*1,320 passenger berths
*550 cars
*1,410 lanemeters
*2,280 passengers
*1,686 passenger berths
*570 cars
*1,250 lanemeters
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*Call sign: OVOL2
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Ship registry
*1987–1993: Trelleborg,
*1993–2006: Morlaix,
*2006–present: Copenhagen,
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De King Seaways (tot februari ...... dens het inschepen in IJmuiden
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Die King Seaways ist ein Fährs ...... e IJmuiden–Newcastle verkehrt.
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MS King Seaways is a cruisefer ...... iven her current name in 2011.
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King Seaways (schip, 1987)
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King Seaways
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MS King Seaways
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*1987–1993: Nils Holgersson
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*1993–2006: Val de Loire
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*2006–2011: King of Scandinavia
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*2011–present: King Seaways
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