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Ship prefix

A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship.Prefixes for civilian vessels may either identify the type of propulsion, such as "SS" for steamship, or purpose, such as "RV" for research vessel. Civilian prefixes are often...

 Maersk Anglia is a ro-ro ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 owned and operated by Norfolkline

Norfolkline

Norfolkline was a European ferry operator and logistics company owned by Maersk. It provided freight ferry services on the English channel, Irish Sea, and the North Sea; and passenger ferry services on the English channel and Irish Sea; and logistics services across Europe...

, usually on the Dublin - Heysham route. She sails under the flag of the Netherlands. She is the second ship to carry the name Maersk Anglia, the first being the 1977 built Admiral Nigeria, renamed Maersk Anglia in 1990. In 2000 when the new Maersk Anglia was delivered, the old Maersk Anglia was renamed Maersk Kent. Shortly afterwards she was acquired by Strait Shipping

Strait Shipping

The New Zealand shipping firm Strait Shipping Limited operates between the North Island and the South Island ....

, New Zealand and renamed Kent.

History

Maersk Anglia was built by Guang Zhou shipyard, China in 2000 at the same time as the Maersk Flanders. The first two ships of this class, Maersk Importer and Maersk Exporter were built at MIHO Shimizu ship yard in Japan in 1996.

External links

• Norfolkline