Cotentin
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| Characteristics | |||
| IMO | 9364978 | ||
| Length | 165 m | ||
| Breadth | 26.8 m | ||
| Draught | 6.5 m | ||
| Gross Tonnage | 19909 t | ||
| Speed | 23 knt | ||
| Year of build | 2007 | ||
| Shipyard | STX Finland à Rauma | ||
The Cotentin is a 165 meters vessel, which can reach speeds of 23 knots, with a capacity of 120 trucks, with cabs for drivers. Delivered in November 2007, she provides the Portsmouth-Cherbourg route every day, weekdays, and Santander (Spain)/Portsmouth at the weekend. She replaced Coutances that could carry only 65 trailers.
The Cotentin was the subject of a comprehensive story in the french journal 'Navires & marine marchande' No. 36 of July 2008.
Because of the snowy episode that occurred in Western France January 7, 2010, Brittany Ferries' Cotentin has changed its port of embarkation. Instead of calling at Cherbourg, as usual, to reach England, the ship was diverted to St. Malo. This decision was taken because of the difficulty for trucks to reach the port of Cherbourg, a traffic ban was in force.
