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~SHIPS~DORSET~ Images of the Month for March 2026 ~ 1of2 ~ ~ Cotentin ~ Port of Poole

We are pleased that Kev Mitchell captured these great images of Cotentin when she made a brief return visit in February . A name with a local history … When Truckline started a freight route between Poole and Cherbourg in the seventies, one of the ships they used was a previous “Cotentin". Now - back to todays Cotentin … an unexpected visitor - she swapped duties with Commodore Clipper for a weekend. Seen leaving for Cherbourg this was the first time she had carried tourist passengers from Poole.

~SHIPS~DORSET~ Images of the Month for March 2026 ~ 2of2 ~ ~ Cotentin ~ Port of Poole

Cotentin has a Gross Tonnage of 22.300 and space for 120 articulated vehicles in 2200 lane metres. Built in 2007 by Aker Yards of Finland, the ship has a passenger capacity of 200, accommodation in 94 en-suite cabins and a crew of 40.

With a length of 165m, a beam of 27m and capable of 23 knots Cotentin has a bigger vehicle capacity than Barfleur. She has served on the Poole route between 2007 and 2013 before being chartered to Stena Line on a Baltic route. 

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