MV Ken
Ex Kent, Maersk Kent, Maersk Anglia (I), Duke of Anglia, Saint Remy, Admiral Caribe, Admiral Nigeria, Admiral Caribe
© Ted Ingham
Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1977 by Ishikawajima Ship & Chemical Plant Co., Tokyo, Japan (Yard No 490) as a RoRo-Cargo.
Technical Data
- Length: 122.94 m (overall) 111.03 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 20.96 m
- Depth: 10.22 – 9.50 m
- Draught: 4.701 – 4.769 m
- Tonnage: 2626 – 2574 – 9951gross/1019 net/3410 – 3500 – 3523t deadweight
- Engines: 2 x Vee Oil 4SA Pielstick 12PA6V diesel.
- Power: 5371 kW/7200 bHP
- Speed: 17.25 knots
- Capacity: 12 passengers/ 1100 lane meters
- Call Sign: LGAS, GHPP, 5IM328
- IMO Number: 7627950
- Official Number (LR 1980 – 1981): 19071
- Port of Registry: Oslo/Norway 🇳🇴, Marseilles/France 🇫🇷, Castletown/Isle of Man 🇮🇲, Wellington/New Zealand 🇳🇿, Zanzibar/Tanzania 🇹🇿
- Sister-Ship: Admiral Atlantic (491), Admiral Pacific (492)
History
July 15th 1977: Launched as ADMIRAL CARIBE.
November 1977: Delivered to Admiral Shipping Services Ltd, A/S, Oslo, Norway.
1977: Renamed ADMIRAL NIGERIA.
December 1977: Service Great Yarmouth – Bremerhaven – Hamburg – Antwerp – Le Havre – Lagos – Monrovia – Tema – Abidjan.
© Michael Neidig (Kiel, 04/06/1978)
© Fotoflite (06/06/1978)
February 22nd 1979 – March 9th 1979: Chartered to North Sea Ferries B.V. Rozenburg for services Europoort – Ipswich.
1979: Renamed ADMIRAL CARIBE.
1979: Services Miami – Venezuela.
1982: Sold to Compagnie Generale Maritime et Financiere, Paris, France and renamed SAINT REMY.
1982: Services Marseille – Red Sea.
© Gianpaolo (Genoa 1986)
1986: Sold to Kent Line Ltd., Douglas, Isle of Man and renamed DUKE OF ANGLIA.
1986: Services Chatham/ Dartford – Zeebrugge.
© Simonwp (Immingham, 01/07/1987)
© Capt Jan Melchers (Chatham, 18/03/1989)
1990: Sold to Norfolk Lijn B.V., Scheveningen, Holland and renamed MAERSK ANGLIA.
© Simonwp (Immingham, 07/08/1990)
1990: Chartered to Ford Motor Co under management of Cobelfret S.A., Antwerp for services Zeebrugge – Purfleet/ Dagenham.
© Ken Smith (Gravesend, 02/06/1993)
© Pieter Inpyn (Rozenburg, 01/07/1995)
© Derek Sands (Tilbury, 23/04/1996)
© Ken Larwood (June 1996)
July 2000: Laid up at Tilbury.
August 2000: Renamed MAERSK KENT.
March 2001: Sold to Ross Marine Ltd., Castletown, Isle of Man and renamed KENT.
May 2001: Sold to Strait Shipping, Wellington, New Zealand.
May 12th 2001: Arrived Wellington.
May 14th 2001: Services Wellington – Picton.
July 14th 2002: In stormy weather in the Cook Strait collided with a barge.
September 17th 2002: After repairs, returned to service.
© John Wilson (Lyttelton, 19/02/2010)
May 2010: Sold to Exim Inc, Zanzibar, renamed KEN for her final journey to Alang.
June 2nd 2010: Arrived Mumbai, India and beached for scrapping.
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, Ted Ingham, Pieter Inpyn, Ken Larwood, Capt Jan Melchers, Michael Neidig, Derek Sands, Simonwp, Ken Smith, John Wilson and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)