| Shipyard | Schichau Seebeckwerft AG, Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Launched | 16th May 1992 |
| Maiden Voyage | 5th April 1993 (06:30 Dover to Calais) |
| Construction Number | 1074 |
| Type of Ship | Twin propeller car and passenger ferry, twin compartment ship |
| Length Overall | 179.70m |
| Width | 23.3m |
| Draught | 6.27m |
| Bow Door | 8.5m wide x 5.0m high |
| Inner Bow Door | 9m wide x 5.0m high |
| Bridge Front Door (UVD) | 8.5m wide x 5.0m high |
| Stern Door | 8.5m wide x 5.0m high |
| Cargo Decks | 2 Decks with no ramps 4.8m minimum height throughout |
| Gross Tonnage | 28138 BRZ / GT |
| Net Tonnage | 8649 (Tonnes) |
| Deadweight | 5875 (Tonnes) |
| Displacement Tonnage | 17300 (Tonnes) |
| Anchors | 2 x Weldhold Stockless 7530kg |
| Speed | 21.0kts |
| Engines | 4 x 7,100bhp / 5280kw Sulzer Diesels |
| Generators | 5 x Diesel Generators, (1x Caterpillar 3412 D1-AT & 4 x Sulzer 6ATL25H 1150kw+) |
| Stabiliser's | 2 x Blohm & Voss retractable stabiliser fins |
| Thrusters | 2 x Lips 1200kw Bow Thrusters |
| Propellers | 2 x Lips 4 Bladed Propellers |
| Rudders | Twin high lift rudders |
| Fuel Capacity | 900 Tonnes (approx) |
| Fuel Usage | 3.5 Tonnes per hour (roughly 10.5 days based on capacity) |
| Fresh Water Capacity | 400 Tonnes (approx) |
| Load Capacity | Max 120 x 15m or 530 cars (or mixture of both) |
| Passengers | 1320 as built, upgraded later to 1420 |
| Cabins | 17 with 40 bunks (as per design for Zeebrugge route, now crew cabins) |
| Flag | United Kingdom |
| IMO Number | 9015254 |