Primary vessel in the incident Herald of Free Enterprise (1987). The formal investigation describes the vessel as a triple-screw Ro/Ro passenger/vehicle ferry built by Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven in 1980 and registered at Dover.
Particulars
- Flag state: United Kingdom [GB]
- Vessel type: Ferry
- IMO number: 7820485
- Call sign: GBJV
- Gross tonnage: 7951
- LOA (m): 131.9
- Breadth (m): 22.7
- Official number: 379260
- Year built: 1980
- Crew size: 80
Incidents
Operators / owners
- Townsend Car Ferries Limited owned the vessel at the time of the casualty.
- Townsend Car Ferries Limited was a subsidiary of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.