MS Norbank is a ro-ro freight vessel owned and operated by the British ferry company P&O. She was built by Van Der Giessen-de Noord N.V., Netherlands in 1993.[2]
 MS Norbank
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| Name | Norbank |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Rotterdam Netherlands |
| Route | Rotterdam – Tilbury |
| Builder | Van der Giessen de Noord |
| Yard number | 961 |
| Launched | 5 June 1993 |
| Maiden voyage | 31 October 1993 |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 17,464 GT |
| Length | 166.77 m (547 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 23.4 m (76 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power | 4 x Sulzer |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity | 114 berths |
History
editThe ship was launched as MS Norbank in 1993 and was delivered by October 1993 to Nordzee Verdi Stone BV , the Netherlands and started operating between Hull and Rotterdam for North Sea Ferries. She was chartered to P&O Group in January 1997 and remained on the Rotterdam route where she then transferred to the Felixstowe to Rotterdam route, before going to the Irish Sea to start operating for P&O Irish Sea between Liverpool and Dublin. After P&O Irish Sea was renamed, she transferred to P&O Ferries on the Irish Sea where she operated formore than 20 years. On the termination of the Liverpool to Dublin route by P&O Ferries at the end of 2023 she transferred to Rotteram-Europoort. From there she did relief sailings on her original route to Hull covering for the Pride of Rotterdam which was in drydock. Since March 2024 she operates a brand new route from Rotterdam to Tilbury. First as a freight only service but since May 2024 also for freight passengers.
Sister ships
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- ^ "Norbank". Shipspotting. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "M/F Norbank". The ferry site. Retrieved 20 February 2012.