Prince Baudouin
1934
(Navis NM-908)
- Type: Ferry
- Displacement: 3,300 tons
- Dimensions: 370 x 46 ft.
- Machinery: Diesel = 25 knots
- Passengers: 1,700
- Builder: John Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Belgium, 1934
- Service: Built for Regie voor Maritiem Transport ferry service between Oostende and Dover. On trials in Aug 1934, set record for fastest diesel driven ferry. During WW2 she was used to make fast overnight runs from Alexandria to the besieged garrison at Tobruk. Transported the US 5th Ranger Battalion to their D-Day landings, 6 Jun 1944. Remained in service until 1964. Sisterships Prins Albert and Prince Philippe
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