P&O European Ferries
| Genre | Ferry company |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Townsend Thoresen |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Successor | P&O Portsmouth, P&O Stena Line, P&O Irish Sea |
Area served | English Channel North Channel |
| Services | Passenger transportation, freight transportation |
P&O European Ferries (formerly Townsend Thoresen), a division of P&O Ferries, was a ferry company which operated in the English Channel from 1987 after the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster, when Townsend Thoresen was renamed P&O European Ferries, until 1999 when the Portsmouth Operations became P&O Portsmouth and the Dover Operations were merged with Stena Line AB to make P&O Stena Line.