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MV Ulysses is a RORO car ferry currently owned and operated by Irish Ferries.The ship was launched on 1 September 2000 at Aker Finnyards shipyard in Rauma, Finland and services the Dublin–Holyhead route.
The largest ferries of Europe Ship Length GT Passengers Speed Built Builder Company Registry Normal route(s) Notes Color Magic: 223.70 m (733.9 ft) 75,156 2,812 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2007 Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard / Rauma shipyard, Finland: Color Line Norway: Oslo - Kiel Largest ferry in the world in terms of gross tonnage. Color Fantasy
Irish Ferries' flagship, Ulysses, is currently the largest ROPAX ferry operating on the Irish Sea and when launched in 2001 was the world's largest car ferry in terms of car-carrying capacity. Other ships in the fleet include W.B. Yeats , Isle of Inishmore , Isle of Innisfree , Isle of Inisheer and the fast ferry Dublin Swift (preceded by HSC ...
Roll-on/Roll-off car carrying ship being boarded by articulated haulers at the Port of Baltimore RoRo ports and inland waterways of the United States. Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using ...
NYC Ferry is now the largest passenger fleet in the United States. The New Orleans area also has many ferries that carry both vehicles and pedestrians. Most notable is the Algiers Ferry, which has been in continuous operation since 1827 and is one of the oldest operating ferries in North America.
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Incat ferry (800 passengers & 220 cars. 91.3 metres. 5,617 tons) BornholmerFærgen - Denmark to Sweden. Villum Clausen Rønne-Ystad, 47.7 knots. Passenger car ferry (1055 passengers and 215 cars). Leonora Christina Rønne-Ystad, 40 knots. Passenger car ferry (1400 passengers and 357 cars). Stena Line HSS class 900 (High-speed Sea Service)
I rode a ferry from Italy to Tunisia, and it was a stunning way to see the Mediterranean. The 25-hour boat ride took me across several countries.