Saga Ruby “The Final Farewell” Today (26/09/2013) was a very sad day. After her arrival, and together with her Fleet Mate Saga […]
Nigel Thornton
TS Arromanches – Past and Present
TS Leto ex Arromanches, Vichy, Newhaven Roy Thornton Collection Steel twin screw steamer built by Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranee, Le […]
Ts Deal (II) – Past and Present
Ts DEAL ex H.M.S. DEAL, Deal Roy Thornton Collection Steel twin screw steamer, built and engined by D. & W. Henderson, Glasgow, […]
Ts Maidstone (II), Past and Present
Ts Maidstone ex H.M.S. Bungay, Maidstone. Roy Thornton Collection Steel twin screw steamer, built and engined by D. & W. Henderson, Glasgow, […]
MV Translandia – Past and Present
MV Translandia, ex Transparaden, Eurocruiser, Rosebay – Twin screw motor vessel built in 1976 by J.J. Sietas Werft, Hamburg, Germany (Yard no. 792.) for Poseidon Schiffahrts, Lübeck. as a passenger and commercial vehicle ferry
My Ferry Link – Rodin and Berlioz, a comparison (28/06/2013)
I have to make an admission. During all my years as a ferry enthusiast I have only ever travelled on a French […]
MV Viking 5 – Past and Present
MV Boughaz, ex Bolette, Sally Express, The Viking, Viking 5 – Twin screw motor vessel built in 1974 at Jos L Meyer Werft, Papenburg-Ems, Germany (Yard No. 573) for Rederi Ab Sally, Mariehamn, Finland as a passenger and vehicle roll-on/roll-off ferry
MV Voyager – Past and Present
MV Voyager, ex Alexander von Humboldt, Crown Monarch – Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1990 by Union Naval de Levante SA, Valencia (Yard No 185) for Palm Beach Cruises SA (Grundstad Maritime Overseas Inc), Panama
MV Viking 3 – Past and Present
MV Ionian Spirit, ex Roslagen, Wasa Express, Viking 3, Wasa Express, Viking 3 – Twin screw motor vessel built in 1972 at Jos L Meyer Werft, Papenburg-Ems, Germany (Yard No. 565) for Rederi Ab Sally, Mariehamn as a passenger and vehicle roll-on/roll-off ferry
MV Exxtor I – Past and Present
MV Nusa Agung ex Charme, Canguro, Exxtor I, Cariari, Canto, Claro, Travetal. Andreas Wörteler Collection Steel twin screw motor vessel, built in 1970 […]
MV MSC Magnifica – Past and Present
MV MSC Magnifica © Christian Plagué Steel twin pod motor vessel built in 2009 by STX Europe (Saint-Nazaire), France (Yard No.T32) for MSC Cruise […]
MV Antrim Princess – Past and Present
MV Stella, ex Tynwald, Antrim Princess – Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1967 at Hawthorn, Leslie (Shipbuilders) Hebburn, Tyne (Yard No 765) as a roll-on roll-off car and commercial vehicle ferry, for Caledonian Steam Packet (Irish Services) Ltd
MV Scandinavia (1974) – Past and Present
MV Alexandra T, ex Alexandra, Greenfield, Saturnus, Europa II, Atlas III, Raed B, Scandinavia – Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1974 by Trondheims Mekaniske Verksted, Trondheim, Norway (Yard No. 698), for Moltzau Line A/S, Gedser.
MV Essex Ferry (II) – Past and Present
MV Essex Ferry – Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1957 at John Brown & Co., (Clydebank) Ltd (Yard No 694) for British Railways as a passenger and train ferry
MV Purbeck – Past and Present
MV Maria Rosario, ex Purbeck – Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1978 at Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre (ACH), Le Havre, France (Yard No 247) for Truckline Ferries France S.A. Cherbourg, France as a passenger and commercial vehicle ferry