MS Free Enterprise II
MS Free Enterprise II was a cross-Channel ferry operated by Townsend Thoresen between 1965 and 1982. The ship features prominently in the comedy film San Ferry Ann.[1] In later life as Moby Blu she served Corsica and Elba.
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| Operator | Townsend Thoresen, Dover, England. |
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| Yard number | 502 |
| Laid down | August 1964 |
| Launched | 29 January 1965 |
| Identification | IMO number: 6506317 |
| Fate | 2003: sold to Indian breakers |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ferry |
| Displacement | 4,011 gross |
| Length | Length on deck - 108.11m (354.7 ft) (overall) 98.50m (323.2 ft) (between perpendiculars) |
| Height | 9.66m (31.7 ft) (moulded) |
| Draught | 4.00m (13.2 ft) (maximum) |
| Installed power | 2x 12-cylinder Smit-M.A.N. RBL6612 four-stroke single acting diesels. Power 5664 kW |
| Speed | 19.0 knots |
| Capacity | 1,200 passengers, 230 cars |
History
Free Enterprise II was built by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Netherlands in 1965 for Townsend Brothers Ferries (later Townsend Thoresen). In November 2003, she was sold to Indian breakers St Vincent/ Grenadines, renamed Moby and sent to Alang, India for breaking.[2]
Service
Free Enterprise II operated on the Dover–Calais, Dover–Zeebrugge and Southampton–Cherbourg routes throughout the mid to late 1960s and the 1970s. In 1980 she was chartered by Sealink and used on the Portsmouth–Cherbourg route.
In 1982, she was acquired by the NAVARMA/Moby fleet and renamed Moby Blu. They used her on routes to Corsica and then on the Piombino–Elba service.[2][3]
In popular culture
References
Notes
- "Merchant Ships: Movies". Irish Sea Shipping. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Dover Ferry Photos". Dover Ferry Photos. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- "Free Enterprise II - Moby Blu". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
Bibliography
- Cowsill, Miles; Hendy, John (2001). The Townsend eight. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications. ISBN 978-1871947601.