History: The Liverpool Seaways was built in October 1997 as the Lagan Viking, entering service with Norse Irish Ferries. In February 2001, Cenargo, the owners of Merchant Ferries purchased Norse Irish Ferries. The two companies merged and operated together as Norse Merchant Ferries. In November 2005 the Norse Merchant Group was acquired by Maersk and integrated into Norfolkline and the ship was renamed Liverpool Viking.

In July 2010 Norfolkline was acquired by DFDS. The vessel was renamed Liverpool Seaways during her refit in August 2010. In January 2011, DFDS anounnced that its Birkenhead to Dublin route was to end on 31st January, due to the sharp decline in demand since 2008.

Following the closure of the Birkenhead - Dublin route, The Liverpool Seaways has been redeployed on DFDS Seaways Baltic Sea routes.

Route:The Liverpool Seaways currently (February 2011) operates between Klaipėda and Kiel for DFDS Seaways. The 390 nautical mile voyage takes 21 hours.

EX -Name: 1997-2005: Lagan Viking
2005-2010: Liverpool Viking
2010-: Liverpool Seaways
Operator: 1997-2001: Norse Irish Ferries
2001-2005: Norse Merchant Ferries
2005-2010: Norfolkline
2010-: DFDS Seaways
Port of registry: 1997-2004: Bari. Italy
2004 onwards: Belfast, United Kingdom
Builder: Cantiere Navale Visentini, Italy
Completed: 1997
Maiden voyage: October 1997
Identification: IMO number: 9136034
General characteristics
Tonnage: 21,856 GRT
Length: 186 m (610.2 ft)
Beam: 25.6 m (84.0 ft)
Height: 51 m (167.3 ft)
Draught: 6.3 m (20.7 ft)
Draft: 5.55 m (18.2 ft)
Decks: 4
Installed power: 2 x Wärtsilä 8R46 diesels
Propulsion: 2 x Controllable pitch propellers
2 x Bow thrusters
Speed: 21.5 knots (40 km/h)
Capacity: 340 Passengers
200 Cars
2460 Lane meters

Photo taken at Port of Klaipeda (Lithuania) on February 13.2011
IMO : 9136034
MMSI : 277449000
Callsign: LYTK
Flag: Lithuania