MS ''Skane'' () is a Swedish

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in operation between

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, Sweden and

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, Germany. The world's largest multi-purpose

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, it is owned by the

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, and operated by

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. The ship was built in 1997-98 by Astilleros Españoles of Spain. It is named for the southern Swedish province of ''Skåne'', called "

" in English.

Ship details

''Skane'' was built at the Astilleros Españoles shipyard in

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, Spain, and launched on 9 August 1997. The 42,800

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ship is long, abeam, and has a draught of . She is powered by four

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8L48/60 diesel engines, providing a total of , giving a service speed of . The ship has 3,295 lane meters for road vehicles and another 1,110 lane meters for

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, which give it a capacity of up to 2,630 tonnes of road vehicles and 3,330 tonnes of railway stock. It has accommodation for up to 600 passengers in 150 cabins. Delivered on 22 June 1998, she currently sails between Sweden and Germany. MS Skåne is designed by Naval Architect Knud E. Hansen A/S in Denmark.

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