MS Kronprins Frederik
Passenger and Freight Ferry
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MS Kronprins Frederik is a freight ferry that operates between Germany and Denmark.
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- 1981-1997: DSB
- 1997 onwards: Scandlines
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| History | |
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| Name | 1981 onwards: Kronprins Frederik |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | 1981-2017: Korsør,  Denmark 2017 onwards: Rostock,  Germany |
| Route | Puttgarden - Rodby |
| Builder | Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark |
| Launched | July 1980 |
| In service | April 1981 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7803205[1] |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics (after 1997 rebuild) | |
| Tonnage | 16,071 GT |
| Length | 152.00 m (498 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 23.70 m (77 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 5.10 m (16 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph) |
| Capacity |
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History
The Kronprins Frederik was built in 1980 at the Nakskov Skibsværft in Nakskov. She entered service in April 1981 operating on the Nyborg - Korsør route.
Following the opening of the Great Belt Fixed Link in June 1997. The Kronprins Frederik and her sisters were laid up. In December 1997 the Kronprins Frederik was rebuilt and entered service on the Gedser - Rostock route. Since commissioning the two new ferries in 2017, she has been used as a freight ferry on the Puttgarden - Rødby route. The ship was therefore rebuilt in Poland.
Sisterships
The Kronprins Frederik is the third of three identical ships built for DSB. The other ships are the Dronning Ingrid and the Prins Joachim.
| Name | Built | Tonnage | Passengers | Notes | Images |
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| Dronning Ingrid | 1980 | 16.071 | 458 Patients | MV Africa Mercy |  |
| Prins Joachim. | 1980 | 16.071 | 1400 | MV Morocco Star | |
| Kronprins Frederik | 1981 | 16.071 | 1400 | Original DSB livery |