Past and Present
In September of 2006 Nigel Thornton joined the website and started compiling his hugely popular ‘Past and Present‘ features. These features profile the timeline of an individual vessel through photography and historical information.
Originally very much focused on the history of the local ferry fleets which have served the Port of Dover, the site has now been expanded to include all different vessel types from around the UK and Ireland.
To help website visitors take their minds of the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020/21 Nigel started to take requests for Past and Present features which have resulted in a large number of updates to the website.
Message from Nigel Thornton (15/10/2021)
15th October 2021
Message from Nigel Thornton (15/10/2021)
A message from Nigel Thornton (15/10/2021) I recently engaged a system restore on my laptop, during which I suffered a power outage. As a result I received a…
MV Eurocargo Bari – Past and Present
12th October 2021
MV Eurocargo Bari – Past and Present
MV Eurocargo Bari Eurocargo Bari – © Aleksi Lindström (Antwerp, 21/06/2013) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 2012 by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. Ulsan. South Korea (Yard No…
MV Choapa – Cargo from the Past
10th October 2021
MV Choapa – Cargo from the Past
MV Zenit Ex Amer Choapa, Choapa Choapa – © Mike Griffiths (Hoek Van Holland, 1980’s) Steel single screw”Choapa Class” motor vessel built in 1987 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd.…
MV AIDAdiva – Past and Present
10th October 2021
MV AIDAdiva – Past and Present
MV AIDAdiva. AIDAviva – © Erwin Willemse (Velsen-Zuid, 25/04/2018 ) Steel twin screw ‘Sphinx’ class motor vessel built in 2007 by Meyer Werft GmbH, Papenburg, Germany (Yard No. S.659) as…
MV Mel Vision – Past and Present
13th October 2021
MV Mel Vision – Past and Present
MV Mel Vision Ex Ace Century Ace Century Steel single screw motor vessel built in 2000 by Kanda Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Yard No 405) as a Bulk Carrier Technical Data…
MV Douwent – Past and Present
2nd October 2021
MV Douwent – Past and Present
MV Douwent Ex Douwe S, Torpe Douwent – © Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 08/04/2021) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1987 by Ferus Smit Scheepswerf Hoogezand. The Netherlands…
MV Regina Seaways
30th September 2021
MV Regina Seaways
MV Regina Seaways Ex Energia Regina Seaways – © Carsten Dettmer (Klaipeda, 24/05/2018) Steel twin screw “Coraggio Project” motor vessel built in 2010 by Nuovi Canterie Apuani, Marina di Carrara,…
MV EW McKinley – Cargo from the Past
2nd October 2021
MV EW McKinley – Cargo from the Past
MV EW McKinley Ex Alaska Rex EW McKinley – © Nigel Thornton (Dover 03/03/2006) Steel single screw motor vessel, built in 1983 by Usuki Iron Works, Ltd. Saiki Shipyard (Yard…
MV Almar – Past and Present
2nd October 2021
MV Almar – Past and Present
MV Almar Ex Veronique D Veronique D – © Dover Strait Shipping (Dover, 22/09/2021) Steel single screw “ KHI Supramax” motor vessel built in 2012 by Nantong Cosco Khi (Kawasaki…
MV Bonay – Past and Present
19th September 2021
MV Bonay – Past and Present
MV Bonay Ex Nord, Nordfjord, Willy II, Willy Bonay – © Simonwp (New Waterway, 14/05/2012) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1991 by N.V. Scheepswerf- en Reparatiebedrijf “Harlingen”, Harlingen…
MV Maud – Past and Present
14th September 2021
MV Maud – Past and Present
MV Maud Ex Midnatsol Midnatsol – © Gerolf Drebes (Leaving Berlevag, Norway 30/07/2016) Steel twin azimuth pods motor vessel built in 2003 by Bruces Verkstad A/B, Landskrona. Sweden (Hull) Fosen…
MV Firdevs – Past and Present
19th September 2021
MV Firdevs – Past and Present
MV Firdevs Ex Susanne, Guelborg Firdevs – © Aleksi Lindström (Kiel Canal, 31/05/2017) Steel single screw “Combi Trader” motor vessel built in 1994 by De Hoop Foxhol ( Volharding Shipyard…
MV Meri – Past and Present
10th September 2021
MV Meri – Past and Present
MV Meri Ex Aura II Meri – © Erwin Willemse (Ijmuiden 06/04/2020) Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 2012 by STX Finland OY.Turku. Finland (Yard No L1379) as…
MV Wilson Limerick – Past and Present
13th September 2021
MV Wilson Limerick – Past and Present
MV Wilson Limerick Ex RMS Bremen Wilson Limerick – © Erwin Willemse (Ijmuiden 26/07/2020) Steel single screw “Amisia design 92-063 type Ruhrtal/Rhine” motor vessel built in 2012 by Slovenske Lodenice…
MV Nina I – Past and Preasent
13th September 2021
MV Nina I – Past and Preasent
MV Nina I Ex Nina, Vahalis, Vios Nina I – © Wil Weijsters (New Waterway, 07/05/2015) Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1984 by Ferus Smit Scheepswerf B.V. Westerbroek. The…
MV Amadeus – Past and Present
5th September 2021
MV Amadeus – Past and Present
MV Amadeus Ex Zeeland, Hansa Lyon Amadeus © Erwin Willemse (Velsen-Zuid 07/04/2016) Steel single screw motor “ Limbo Combi Porter 90” vessel built in 2001 by JSC Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad.…
MV Bekaa – Cargo from the Past
5th September 2021
MV Bekaa – Cargo from the Past
MV Bekaa Ex Beyrouth, Rhodos Rhodos – © DFDS Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1948 by Helsingør Skibsværft og Maskinbyggeri, Helsingør, Denmark (Yard No 285) as a General…
DHB Dapper – Past and Present
5th September 2021
DHB Dapper – Past and Present
(This article is an “ongoing” project and any pictures/information, via contact form, would be appreciated) DHB Dapper Ex RFA Dapper, William E Chapman ? Steel/Wooden ? twin/single ? screw built…
MV Viking 1 – Past and Present
29th August 2021
MV Viking 1 – Past and Present
MV Fagr Ex Mecca I, Al- Quamar Al-Saudi II, Mecca I, Al-Quamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri I, Al Hussein II, Khalid I, Viking I, Wasa Express, Viking I Viking I Twin screw motor…