The MF Mate Balota is a ferry for local lines, part of the fleet of the Croatian shipping company Jadrolinija. It was built in 1988 at the

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. It once sailed on the line Valbiska -

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. Today MF Mate Balota mostly sails on the lines around Zadar. In January 2018 it started sailing as a replacement on the line Dubrovnik - Suđurađ. In July 2018 it sailed on the line Zadar - Preko.{{cite web , title=Strpljenje je spas: na cestama prema moru vrlo gust promet, kolone dugačke i do osam kilometara , website=Slobodna Dalmacija , date=2018-06-30 , url=https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/strpljenje-je-spas-na-cestama-prema-moru-vrlo-gust-promet-kolone-dugacke-i-do-osam-kilometara-553880 , language=hr , access-date=2021-03-23 It was named after

Mate Balota Mijo Mirković (; 28 September 1898 – 17 February 1963), also known by his pen names Miho and Mate Balota, was a prominent Croatian poet, novelist and economist. Considered one of the most prominent Croatian poets of the 20th century and of ...

. Its capacity is 440 passengers and 50 cars.

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Ferries of Croatia 1988 ships Ships built in Croatia