MS Kronprins Frederik

The MS Kronprins Frederik is a freight ferry that operates between Germany and Denmark.

History
Name	1981 onwards: Kronprins Frederik
Operator	1981-1997: DSB 1997 onwards: Scandlines
Port of registry	1981-2017: Korsør, Denmark 2017 onwards: Rostock, Germany
Route	Puttgarden - Rodby
Builder	Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark
Launched	July 1980
In service	April 1981
Identification	IMO number: 7803205
Status	In service
General characteristics (after 1997 rebuild)
Tonnage	16,071 GT
Length	152.00 m (498 ft 8 in)
Beam	23.70 m (77 ft 9 in)
Draught	5.10 m (16 ft 9 in)
Installed power	4 × MAK 8M32C diesels 2 × MAK 6M32 diesels
Propulsion	2 × Controllable pitch propellers 2 × Bow thrusters
Speed	18.5 knots
Capacity	1,000 passengers 225 cars

History

The Kronprins Frederik was built in 1980 at the Nakskov Skibsværft in Nakskov. She entered service in April 1981 operating on the Nyborg - Korsør route.

Following the opening of the Great Belt Fixed Link in June 1997. The Kronprins Frederik and her sisters were laid up. In December 1997 the Kronprins Frederik was rebuilt and entered service on the Gedser - Rostock route. Since commissioning the two new ferries in 2017, she has been used as a freight ferry on the Puttgarden - Rodby route. The ship was therefore rebuilt in Poland.

Sisterships

The Kronprins Frederik is the third of three identical ships built for DSB. The other ships are the Dronning Ingrid and the Prins Joachim.

Name	Built	Tonnage	Passengers	Notes	Images
Dronning Ingrid	1980	16.071	458 Patients	MV Africa Mercy
Prins Joachim.	1980	16.071	1400	MV Morocco Star
Kronprins Frederik	1981	16.071	1400	Original DSB livery