Category: Belgium Marine (RMT)
Mv Calais Seaways – Past and Present
27th May 2013: Onboard photos from Julien Carpentier addedMv Calais Seaways ex Norman Spirit, Ostend Spirit, Norman Spirit, Pride of Aquitaine, PO Aquitaine, POSL Aquitaine, Stena Royal, Prins Filip © Andreas Wörteler Steel twin screw motor vessel , built by Boelwerf of Temse, Belgium (Yard No. 1534), for Regie Voor Maritime Transport (RMT) in 1991 as [...]
Ville De Liege – Past and Present
London-Istanbul ex HMS Ambitious, London Istanbul, Algoma,Ville De Liege Roy Thornton Collection Steel triple screw steamer, built and engined by Cockerill’s of Hoboken (Yard No. 531)in 1914 for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend service as a passenger/mail vessel. Technical Data Length on deck: 91.44m (300.0 ft) Breadth of hull: 10.97m (36.0 ft) Depth: 7.0m (14.6 [...]
Ts Prinses Josephine Charlotte (I) – Past and Present
Ts Prinses Josephine Charlotte (I) ex HMS Prinses Joshine Carlotte (LSI 4238), Prinses Josephine Charlotte Nigel Thornton Collection Steel twin screw turbine ship, built and engined by Cockerill’s of Hoboken (Yard No. 644) in 1930, the fourth and last of the new ships for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend fleet. Technical Data Length on deck: [...]
Ts Prince Leopold – Past and Present
Ts Prince Leopold ex HMS Prince Leopold, Prince Leopold Nigel Thornton Collection Steel twin screw turbine ship, built and engined by Cockerill’s of Hoboken (Yard No. 639) in 1930, the third of four new ships for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend fleet. Technical Data Length on deck: 109.60m (347ft) Breadth of hull: 14.48m (46.2 ft) [...]
Ts Prince Charles – Past and Present
Ts Prince Charles ex HMS Prince Charles, Prince Charles Nigel Thornton Collection Steel twin screw turbine ship, built and engined by Cockerill’s of Hoboken (Yard No. 643) in 1930, the third of four new ships for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend fleet. Technical Data Length on deck: 109.60m (347ft) Breadth of hull: 14.48m (46.2 ft) [...]
Mv Prince Philippe (I) – Past and Present
Mv Prince Philippe (I) ex HMS Prince Philippe, Prince Philippe (I) © Nationaal Scheepvaartmuseum (70-48-23), Roy Thornton Collection Steel twin screw motor vessel, built and engined by Cockerill’s of Hoboken in 1939 (Yard No. 687) for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend service. Technical Data Length on deck: 113.60m (370.7 ft)(overall)/108.81m (357.0 ft) (between perpendiculars) Breadth of [...]
Mv Prins Albert (II) – Past and Present
Mv Prin Albert (II) ex HMS Prins Albert, Prins Albert (II) © A G Jones Steel twin screw motor vessel, built and engined by Cockerill’s of Hoboken in 1937 (Yard No. 651) for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend service. Technical Data Length on deck: 113.60m (370.7 ft)(overall)/108.81m (357.0 ft) (between perpendiculars) Breadth of hull: 14.95m (49.9 ft)(extreme) [...]
Mv Prince Baudouin (II) – Past and Present
23/09/2012: Sister Link also addedMv Prince Baudouin (II) ex HMS Prince Baudouin, Prince Baudouin (II) Roy Thornton Collection Steel twin screw motor vessel, built and engined by Cockerill’s of Hoboken in 1934 (Yard No. 650) for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend service. Technical Data Length on deck: 113.60m (370.7 ft)(overall)/108.81m (357.0 ft) (between perpendiculars) Breadth [...]
GTS (20) Prinses Stephanie – Past and Present
21/09/2012: Thanks to Raisuke Numata for a further picsGTS Seven Island Yume ex Seajet Kristen, Adler Wizard, Prinses Stephanie Roy Thornton Collection Aluminium 929-115 series Jetfoil high speed passenger ferry built in 1981 by Boeing Jetfoil Industries, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. (Yard No 20) for Regie voor Maritiem Transport, Ostend, Belgium. Technical Data Length: 27.40m (overall) Breadth: 9.50m [...]
GTS (19) Princesse Clementine – Past and Present
21/09/2012: Thanks to Raisuke Numata for additional Pic.GTS Seven Island Niji ex Seajet Kara, Alderney Blizzard, Adler Blizzard, Princesse Clementine Roy Thornton Collection Aluminium 929-115 series Jetfoil high speed passenger ferry built in 1981 by Boeing Jetfoil Industries, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. (Yard No 19) for Regie voor Maritiem Transport, Ostend, Belgium. Technical Data Length: 27.40m [...]
Mv Ijzer – Past and Present
Mv Ijzer Roy Thornton Collection Steel motor vessel built by Beliard, Creighton & Co. at Ostend in 1954,(Yard No 139) as a freight/cargo vessel for Regie vor Maritiem Transport, Ostend. Technical Data Length: 48.91m (overall)(1954), 66.91m (1973)/61.9m (1973) (between perpendiculars) Breadth: 12.07 m (extreme)(1954), 12.07m(1973) Depth: 3.89m Draught: 3.96m (maximum) Tonnage: 1,171 gross , 1,179 [...]
Mv Koningin Fabiola – Past and Present
Mv Bosporus ex Ephesus, Lydia, Olympia, Koningin Fabiola Arne Pyson Collection Steel twin screw motor vessel, built by J. Boel & Fils, Tamise, (Yard No. 1391) in 1962, for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend service as a passenger and car ferry. Engined by Sulzer Bros. Ltd, Winterthur. Technical Data Length on deck: 117.30m (384.8 ft) [...]
Mv Prince Philippe II – Past and Present
Mv Stromma Rex ex Prince Philippe II © A G Jones Steel twin screw motor vessel, built and engined by Cockerill’s of Hoboken (Yard No 727) in 1948 for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend service. Technical Data Length on deck: 113.54m (372.5 ft)(overall)/109.85m (360.4 ft) (between perpendiculars) Breadth of hull: 14.97m (49.1 ft)(extreme) Depth: 7.43m [...]
Mv Koning Albert – Past and Present
Mv Koning Albert © A G Jones Steel twin screw motor vessel, built and engined by Cockerill’s of Hoboken in 1947 (Yard No. 726) for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend service. Technical Data Length on deck: 113.52m (372.6 ft)(overall)/108.6m (356.2 ft) (between perpendiculars) Breadth of hull: 14.97m (49.1 ft)(extreme) Depth: 7.43m (24.4 ft) (moulded) Draught: [...]
