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MS Danielle Casanova
French cruiseferry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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MS Danielle Casanova, is a French cruiseferry operated by Corsica Linea. She was built at Fincantieri in Ancona, Italy for the French ferry operator SNCM as Mediterranee[1] but was renamed after her launch. She was put in 2002 on the Marseille–Corsica route,[2] replacing the former Danielle Casanova which was put to the Marseille–Algeria–Tunisia. The newer Danielle Casanova was itself later transferred to Corsica Linea's fleet after the bankruptcy of the SNCM in 2016. She then sailed on the Marseille–Tunisia–Algeria route.[3]
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Operator |
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Port of registry | Ajaccio, ![]() |
Ordered | 23 March 2000 |
Builder | Fincantieri, Ancona, ![]() |
Cost | €150 M |
Yard number | 6081 |
Laid down | 28 February 2001 |
Launched | 28 November 2001 |
Completed | 26 June 2002 |
Maiden voyage | 5 July 2002 |
In service | 2002–present |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cruiseferry |
Tonnage | 41,447 GT |
Length | 176 m (577 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 30.4 m (99 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers |
Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 172 |
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