MS Crown Seaways
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| History | |
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| Name: | Crown Seaways |
| Operator: |
 DFDS Seaways
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| Route: | Copenhagen — Oslo |
| Builder: | Brodosplit, Split, Croatia |
| Launched: | 6 April 1992 |
| Completed: |
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| Identification: | IMO number: 8917613 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cruiseferry |
| Tonnage: | 35,498 GT |
| Length: | 171.5 m (562.7 ft) |
| Beam: | 28.2 m (92.5 ft) |
| Draft: | 6.25 m (20.5 ft) |
| Decks: | 12 |
| Ice class: | 1 A Super |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Capacity: |
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MS Crown Seaways is a cruiseferry operated by DFDS Seaways on a route connecting Copenhagen, Denmark to Oslo, Norway. The ship was built in 1994 by Brodosplit in Split, Croatia. She was originally ordered by Euroway and was to be called Frans Kockum but never sailed under that name. The ship was also temporarily renamed Thomas Mann during construction.
Crown Seaways has three sister ships: Amorella and Gabriella in the Viking Line fleet and Isabelle in the Tallink fleet.
Euroway originally planned to operate two cruiseferries on a route connecting Malmö, Sweden to Travemünde, Germany. To achieve that two identical cruiseferries were ordered from Brodosplit, Croatia, to be called Frans Suell and Frans Kockum. The ships were a somewhat enlarged version of Amorella and Isabella that the shipyard had built for SF Line in 1988 and 1989, respectively. Due to the Croatian War of Independence the delivery of Frans Suell was delayed by nearly a year, from 1991 to 1992. Poor profitability of the route, further delays in construction of the second ship and a joint operations agreement with Silja Line made Euroway decide to cancel the order for Frans Kockum.
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