MV Ive
Ex Vega, Europa, Atlas IV, Tarek B, Falster, Prince De Bretagne, Falster
Official (Gedser – Travemunde) Postcard
Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1975 by Trondheims Mekaniske Verksted, Trondheim, Norway (Yard No. 713) as a Passenger/RoRo Cargo ferry.
Technical Data
- Length: 109.70 – 130.26 m (overall) – 118.29m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth of hull: 17.51 – 18.93m
- Depth: 10.83m
- Draught: 4.93 – 5.201 – 4.312m
- Tonnage: 2116.32 – 2424 – 2308 – 8881gross/816 – 929 – 637 – 2264net/816.14 – 3163 – 837t (deadweight)
- Engines: 4 Vee Oil 4 SA 12-cylinder Nydqvist & Holm (Nohab) SF 112VS-F 2310 diesels
- Power: 6893 kW/ 9,240bhp
- Speed: 19 knots
- Capacity: 346 – 500 passengers/? – 250 cars
- Lane Meters: 996
- Call Sign: OXPB, SEGN……..H2PK
- IMO Number: 7382940
- Register Number: 11513
- Official Number (LR: 1992-93): 702090
- Registry: Gedser/Denmark 🇩🇰, Malmo/Sweden 🇸🇪, Panama 🇵🇦, Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾
- Sister Ships: Scandinavia (698)
History
1973: Ordered by GT-Ruten A/S, Gedser, Denmark for delivery in 1975.
1974: During construction contract take over by Rederi Ab Nordö.
July 11th 1974: Launched.
January 31st 1975: Delivered to Rederi Ab Nordö, Malmo.
February 7th 1975: Services Gedser – Travemunde.
Andreas Wörteler Collection (Left) © Simonwp (Right)
April 1975: Chartered to NATO for a single trip Denmark – Bornholm.
April 1975: Chartered to Brittany Ferries, Morlaix, France and renamed PRINCE DE BRETAGNE.
April 1975 – October 1975: Services Plymouth – Roscoff.
Andreas Wörteler Collection
October 1975: Renamed FALSTER and chartered to GT-Ruten A/S, Gedser, Denmark for services Gedser – Travemunde.
1975: Chartered for one trip between Europe – USA – Nigeria carrying military equipment.
1976: Services Northern Europe – Jeddah.
February 1977: Arrived at Öresundsvarvet Landskrona to be lengthened by 21 metres.
February 16th 1977: Whilst in the floating dock the intention was to separate the vessel into two halves, tow the forward section out of the dock, insert a mid section, and then weld all sections together. However having been cut into two the forward section toppled over. Pontoon cranes and she was righted.
© Frank Heine Collection (Malmö, 17/02/2001)
© Varvhistoriska in Landskrona
1977: Services for Greece Syria Express Line (GSEL) Volos – Tartous.
February 15th 1980: Sold to Alwalid Compania Naviera S.A, Panama and renamed TAREK B.
1980: Services Volos – Tartous.
April 1983: Sold to Erissos Shipping Co Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus and renamed ATLAS IV.
1983: Services for Libra Maritime Insatt between Patras – Igoumenitsa – Bari.
© Frank Heine Collection (Patras, 02/07/1984)
Nigel Thornton Collection
© Simonwp (Gibraltar, 01/12/1985)
1986: Laid up in Greece.
1986: Sold to Corato Marine Co Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus and renamed EUROPA.
1986: Chartered to Hellenic Cypriot Mediterranean Lines for services Trieste – Igoumenitsa – Patras.
1989: Chartered to Ventouris Ferries for services Bari – Patras.
© Frank Heine (Igoumenitsa, 26/07/1990)
1990: Sold to Hobart Shipping Co Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus and renamed VEGA.
1990: Services for Ventouris Ferries between Bari – Patras.
© Frank Heine (Bari, 03/08/1996)
Postcards
© Matt Murtland (HHV Ferry) (Corfu, 1999)
March 9th 2001: Laid up at Eleusis Bay, Greece.
January 2004: Sold to Turkish breakers and renamed IVE.
January 17th 2004: Left Eleusis Bay for Aliaga.
January 19th 2004: Arrived Dantas A.S. Aliaga, Turkey for scrapping.
© Selim San
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Frank Heine, Matt Murtland, Selim San. Simonwp and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
