P&O Liberté
Roll-on/roll-off hybrid ferry
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P&O Liberté is a roll-on/roll-off hybrid ferry operated by P&O Ferries across the English Channel between Dover and Calais.
P&O Liberté in March 2024 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | P&O Liberté |
| Owner | P&O Ferries |
| Operator |  P&O Ferries |
| Port of registry | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Route | Dover to Calais |
| Builder | Guangzhou Shipyard International, Guangzhou, China |
| Yard number | 19121008 |
| Launched | July 2022 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9895173 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 47,394 GT |
| Length | 230.5 m (756 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 30.8 m (101 ft 1 in) |
| Decks | 12 |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) |
| Capacity |
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Design
The P&O Liberté and sister ship P&O Pioneer were ordered by P&O Ferries in September 2019 to operate across the English Channel between Dover and Calais. It has been designed to also be converted to battery-electric propulsion at a later date, when charging infrastructure is available on both sides of the channel.[1]
Built by Guangzhou Shipyard International, Guangzhou, China, it was launched in July 2022 and delivered in November 2023, P&O Liberté entered service on 22 March 2024.[2][3][4]
