MV Caledonia
Ex President Yeiwene, Casablanca, Yeye, Panagia Faneromeni, Qormi, Poole Antelope
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Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1973 by Dubegion-Normandie S.A. Grand Quevilly, France (Yard No 2524) as a Ferry/RoPax ship.
Technical Data
- Length: 74.99 m (overall) 66.78 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 14.70 m
- Depth: 4.50 m
- Draught: 3.50 m
- Tonnage: 988 – 1000 – 3523 gross/319 – 2881 net/713 – 724t deadweight
- Engines: 2 x Oil 4SA B&W 10V 23HU diesels.
- Power: 1986 kW/2500bHP
- Speed: 11.5 knots
- Capacity: 206 – 438 passengers/192 lane metres/16 trailers
- Call Sign: 9HGZ, SV743, GTHQ, 9HCZ, UZIA
- MMSI Number: 272979000
- IMO Number: 7321063
- Official Number: 360030
- Port of Registry: Poole/UK 🇬🇧, Valletta/Malta 🇲🇹, Piraeus/Greece 🇬🇷, Batumi/Georgia 🇬🇪, Odessa/Ukraine 🇺🇦, Ilyichyovsk – Chernomorsk/Ukraine 🇺🇦
Current AIS Location
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History
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June 1973: Delivered to Truckline Ferries France S.A., Cherbourg, France.
June 30th 1973: Services Cherbourg – Poole.
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March 1976: Sold to Sea Malta Co, Ltd, Valletta, Malta and renamed QORMI.
March 24th 1976: Left Felixstowe for Malta.
1976: Services Livorno – Reggio Calabria, Valletta – Tunis – Tripoli.
© Emmanuel L (Valletta, 21/12/1977)
© Fotoflite (01/06/1981)
© Emmanuel L (Valletta, 01/02/1983)
1989: Sold to Almar Shipping Co. Ltd., Greece and converted in Perama. Renamed PANAGIA FANEROMENI.
1991: Sold to an unknown French company and renamed YEYE.
1992: Sold to an unknown buyer in Kingstown, Saint Vincent & Grenadines and renamed CASABLANCA.
1992: Sold to Soc de Development et d’Investissement des Iles, New Caledonia, France and renamed PRESIDENT YEIWENE.
October 9th 1992 – October 22nd 1993: Deployed on routes from Split – Ancona/Ortona and Durres. At that time ship operator was Navigazione from Ortona, IT.
1997: Sold to UKRferry State 09.10.1992 to 22.10.1993 ship was deployed on routes from Split to Ancona, Ortona and Durres. At that time ship operator was Aquila Navigazione from Ortona, IT. At that time logo on ship’s funnel consisted of something like anchor and capital letters SMIL.Shipping Co, Odessa and renamed CALEDONIA.
1997: Rebuilt.
1997: Services Odessa – Istanbul.
© Yvon Perchoc (Noumea, New Caledonia, 19/02/1995)
© Wil Weijsters (Istanbul, 24/07/2007)
© Wil Weijsters (Istanbul, 17/06/2009)
July 10th 2010: Withdrawn from service and laid up in Ilychevsk.
August 11th 2015: Sold to Ilyichevsk Marine Trade Port, Odessa, Ukraine.
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: Fotoflite, Emmanuel L, Yvon Perchoc, Trucknet, Wil Weijsters and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
Thanks to “stivador” for additional information.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
From 09.10.1992 to 22.10.1993 ship was deployed on routes from Split to Ancona, Ortona and Durres. At that time ship operator was Aquila Navigazione from Ortona, IT. At that time logo on ship’s funnel consisted of something like anchor and capital letters SMIL.
Just to add, her name while she sailed on international routes from Split was Casablanca, not President Yeiwene. She was sold after 10.1993. and then received name President Yeiwene. I have some articles from local newspapers if you want to upload them.