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Liner "The Spirit of England"
In the port of Dover was first approached new liner named "The Spirit of England", eclipsing the previous model, launched in operation only a quarter of a century ago. It is the largest ship ever built for crossing the Strait of Dover, and as long as the port expands, the larger model will be impossible to place here. The new ship, depicted in the picture, the size of 215 m in length and 30 m in width capable of accommodating 1,000 cars and 2,000 passengers at a time.