MS Danielle Casanova

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]

MS Danielle Casanova
History
Name	Under construction: Mediterranee 2002–onwards: Danielle Casanova
Owner	2002–2016: SNCM 2016–onwards: Robin de Malet Fiduciaire
Operator	2002–2016: SNCM 2016–onwards: Corsica Linea
Port of registry	Ajaccio, France
Ordered	23 March 2000
Builder	Fincantieri, Ancona, Italy
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
Identification	Call sign: FILL IMO number: 9230476 MMSI number: 226242000
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	4 × Wärtsilä 9L46C 37,800 kW (combined)
Propulsion	Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity	2,400 passengers 1,860 passenger beds 700 vehicles (1000 lane meters)
Crew	172

Name

The ship is named after Danielle Casanova (9 January 1909 – 9 May 1943), a Corsican hero of the French Resistance during World War II who was captured and deported to Auschwitz where she died.^[4]

See also

• Largest ferries of Europe