MS Pelagos

History
Name	1997-2005: Lagan Viking; 2005-2010: Liverpool Viking; 2010-2020: Liverpool Seaways; 2020-present: Pelagos;
Operator	1997-2001: Norse Irish Ferries; 2001-2005: Norse Merchant Ferries; 2005-2010: Norfolkline; 2010-2020: DFDS Seaways; 2020-present: La Méridionale;
Port of registry	1997-2004: Bari. Italy; 2004-2011: Belfast, United Kingdom; 2010-2020: Klaipėda, Lithuania; 2020-present: Marseille, France;
Builder	Cantiere Navale Visentini, Italy
Launched	12 March 1996
Completed	1997
Maiden voyage	October 1997
Identification	IMO number: 9136034
General characteristics
Tonnage	21,856 GT
Length	186.0 m (610.2 ft)
Beam	25.60 m (84.0 ft)
Height	51 m (167.3 ft)
Draught	6.3 m (20.7 ft)
Decks	4
Installed power	2 x Wärtsilä 8R46 diesels
Propulsion	2 × Controllable pitch propellers; 2 × Bow thrusters;
Speed	21.5 knots (40 km/h)
Capacity	340 Passengers; 200 Cars; 2460 Lane meters;

Pelagos is a RoPax ferry owned and operated by French shipping company La Méridionale. The vessel is named after a marine conservation area surrounding Corsica.

History

Name	1997-2005: Lagan Viking 2005-2010: Liverpool Viking 2010-2020: Liverpool Seaways 2020-present: Pelagos
Operator	1997-2001: Norse Irish Ferries 2001-2005: Norse Merchant Ferries 2005-2010: Norfolkline 2010-2020: DFDS Seaways 2020-present: La Méridionale
Port of registry	1997-2004: Bari. Italy 2004-2011: Belfast, United Kingdom 2010-2020: Klaipėda, Lithuania 2020-present: Marseille, France
Builder	Cantiere Navale Visentini, Italy
Launched	12 March 1996
Completed	1997
Maiden voyage	October 1997
Identification	IMO number: 9136034
General characteristics
Tonnage	21,856 GT
Length	186.0 m (610.2 ft)
Beam	25.60 m (84.0 ft)
Height	51 m (167.3 ft)
Draught	6.3 m (20.7 ft)
Decks	4
Installed power	2 x Wärtsilä 8R46 diesels
Propulsion	2 × Controllable pitch propellers 2 × Bow thrusters
Speed	21.5 knots (40 km/h)
Capacity	340 Passengers 200 Cars 2460 Lane meters