M/S Skane as Swedish Skåne is a Swedish passenger ferry in operation between Trelleborg in Scania, Sweden and Rostock in Mecklenburg, Germany. The world's largest multi-purpose ro-ro/train ferry,^[3] it is owned by the Stena Line, and operated by Scandlines. The ship was built in 1997-98 by Astilleros Españoles of Spain. It is named for the southern Swedish province of Skåne, called "Scania" in English.

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M/S Skåne departing from Rostock, July 2018
History
Sweden
Name	M/S Skåne
Namesake	Skåne
Owner	Stena Line, Gothenburg, Sweden
Operator	Scandlines, Rostock, Germany
Port of registry	Trelleborg
Route	Trelleborg—Rostock
Builder	Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real, Spain
Launched	9 August 1997[1]
Acquired	22 June 1998[1]
Identification	IMO number: 9133915[2] Call sign: SIEB MMSI number: 265463000
Status	in active service, as of 27 August  2012[ref]
General characteristics
Tonnage	42,800 GT 7,920 DWT[3]
Length	200.2 m (656 ft 10 in)[4]
Beam	29 m (95 ft 2 in)[4]
Draught	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)[4]
Propulsion	4 × MAN B&W 8L48/60 diesel engines, 28,960 kW (38,840 hp)[4] 2 shafts
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[4]
Capacity	600 passengers 3,295 lane meters 1,110 rail lane meters[4]

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Skane was built at the Astilleros Españoles shipyard in Puerto Real, Spain,^[4] and launched on 9 August 1997.^[1] The 42,800 gross ton^[3] ship is 200.2 m (656 ft 10 in) long, 29 m (95 ft 2 in) abeam, and has a draught of 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in). She is powered by four MAN B&W 8L48/60 diesel engines, providing a total of 28,960 kW (38,840 hp), giving a service speed of 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). The ship has 3,295 lane meters for road vehicles and another 1,110 lane meters for rolling stock,^[4] which give it a capacity of up to 2,630 tonnes of road vehicles and 3,330 tonnes of railway stock. It has accommodation for up to 600 passengers in 150 cabins.^[3] Delivered on 22 June 1998, she currently sails between Sweden and Germany.^[1] MS Skåne is designed by Naval Architect Knud E. Hansen A/S in Denmark.^[5]