Category:Herald of Free Enterprise (ship, 1980)

**MS Herald of Free Enterprise**
	passenger and car ferry that capsized at Zeebrugge in March 1987
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Instance of	roll-on/roll-off ship; shipwreck;
Location	Port of Zeebrugge, Zeebrugge, Bruges, Arrondissement of Bruges, West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium
Operator	P&O European Ferries;
Manufacturer	Schichau Seebeckwerft;
Yard number	2280;
Shipping port	Dover;
Service entry	1980;
Service retirement	6 March 1987;
Significant event	shipwrecking (193, Zeebrugge ferry disaster, 1987);
Beam	23.19 m;
Draft	5.72 m;
Length	131.9 m;
Speed	22 kn;
Maximum capacity	1,300;
	51° 22′ 28.5″ N, 3° 11′ 26″ E
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	Q1607814; IMO ship number: 7820485
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Information about the vessel may be found at IMO 7820485.
A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number.