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

History

The ''Kronprins Frederik'' was built in 1980 at the Nakskov Skibsværft in

Nakskov Nakskov is a town in south Denmark. It is situated in Lolland municipality in Region Sjælland on the western coast of the island of Lolland. The town has a population of 12,495 (1 January 2022). To the west is Nakskov Fjord, an inlet from the ...

. She entered service in April 1981 operating on the

Nyborg Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,525 (2022). It is the easternmost settlement on Funen. By road, it is located 34 km east of Odense, 35 km north of ...

Korsør Korsør is a town on Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Until 2007 Korsør was the seat of Korsør Municipality. The town is located west of Slagelse, north-west of Skælskør and connects to Nyborg through the Great B ...

route. Following the opening of the

Great Belt Fixed Link The Great Belt Bridge ( da, Storebæltsbroen) or Great Belt fixed link ( da, Storebæltsforbindelsen) is a multi-element fixed link crossing the Great Belt strait between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. It consists of a road suspen ...

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''.

References

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