MF Prince
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Prince as Dubrovnik at Dubrovnik in 2008.
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Launched | 20 June 1978 |
Completed | 1979 |
Maiden voyage | 1979 |
In service | 1979 |
Identification | IMO number: 7615048 |
Status | Under refit |
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Length | 122.36 m (401 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 18.82 m (61 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
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The MF Prince is a ferry currently owned by Greek company A-Ships Management. She previously sailed for B+I Line as the Connacht, Brittany Ferries as the Duchesse Anne and Jadrolinija as the Dubrovnik.
Specifications
[edit]The capacity of the ferry is 1,300 passengers and 300 vehicles, with 148 cabins with a total of 457 beds, and 384 airline seats.
History
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/The_%22Connacht%22_at_Rosslare_%28geograph_3297978%29.jpg/218px-The_%22Connacht%22_at_Rosslare_%28geograph_3297978%29.jpg)
B+I Line
[edit]Prince was built in 1979 in Verolme Cork Dockyards in Ireland for B+I Line under the name Connacht for the Cork - Swansea and Cork - Pembroke Dock routes. In 1980 she was moved to the Dublin - Liverpool route, and in 1982 she was moved to the Dublin - Holyhead route.
Brittany Ferries
[edit]In 1988, she was sold to Brittany Ferries and was sent to Jos. L. Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. She was renamed the Duchesse Anne and was put on the Saint-Malo - Portsmouth route. She was later introduced on the Saint-Malo - Cork, Roscoff - Cork and Plymouth - Roscoff routes.
Jadrolinija
[edit]In 1996, Jadrolinija acquired her, she was renamed Dubrovnik, after the city of Dubrovnik, and she commenced service between Croatia and Italy.
A-Ships Management
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Dubrovnik_%28ship%2C_1979%29_IMO_7615048%2C_in_Split%2C_2012-01-03_%281%29.jpg/220px-Dubrovnik_%28ship%2C_1979%29_IMO_7615048%2C_in_Split%2C_2012-01-03_%281%29.jpg)
In 2023 the Dubrovnik was sold to a Greek company called A-Ships Management and was renamed the Prince. It is reported that she will operate services between Italy and Montenegro.
References
[edit]External links
[edit] Media related to MF Dubrovnik at Wikimedia Commons