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)

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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 11^th 1974: Launched.

January 31^st 1975: Delivered to Rederi Ab Nordö, Malmo.

February 7^th 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 16^th 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 15^th 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 9^th 2001: Laid up at Eleusis Bay, Greece.

January 2004: Sold to Turkish breakers and renamed IVE.

January 17^th 2004: Left Eleusis Bay for Aliaga.

January 19^th 2004: Arrived Dantas A.S. Aliaga, Turkey for scrapping.

 

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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, Simonwp and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.

Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)