MV Pont L'Abbé
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MV Pont L'Abbe in Portsmouth | |
Career | |
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Name: |
1978—2002: Dana Anglia 2002—2006: Duke of Scandinavia 2006—present: Pont L'Abbé |
Owner: |
1978—2007: DFDS 2007—present: Brittany Ferries[1] |
Operator: |
1978—1987: DFDS Seaways 1987: Sealink British Ferries 1987—2006: DFDS Seaways 2006—present: Brittany Ferries[1] |
Port of registry: |
1978—2002: Esbjerg, File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2002—2006: Copenhagen, File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2006—present: Morlaix, 22x20px France[1] |
Ordered: | 25 May 1975[1] |
Builder: | Aalborg Værft, Ålborg, Denmark |
Yard number: | 210[1] |
Laid down: | 21 May 1976[1] |
Launched: | 21 June 1977[1] |
Christened: | 4 May 1978[1] |
Acquired: | 28 April 1978[1] |
In service: | 13 May 1978[1] |
Identification: | IMO number: 7615414 |
Status: | Laid up |
General characteristics (as built)[1] | |
Tonnage: | 14399 GRT |
Displacement: | 3,440 metric tons deadweight (DWT) |
Length: | 152.91 m (501 ft 8 in) |
Beam: | 24.19 m (79 ft 4 in) |
Draught: | 7.51 m (24 ft 8 in) |
Installed power: |
2 × Lindholmen-Pielstick 18 PC2-5 diesels 15445 kW |
Speed: | 21 kn (39 km/h) |
Capacity: |
1370 passengers 1249 passenger berths 470 cars 810 lanemeters |
General characteristics (after 1993 & 2000 refits)[1] | |
Tonnage: | 18321 GT |
Length: | 152.91 m (501 ft 8 in) |
Beam: | 26.26 m (86 ft 2 in) |
Draught: | 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in) |
Speed: | 19.5 kn (36.1 km/h) (service speed)[2] |
Capacity: |
1120 passengers 400 cars[2] |
Crew: | 120[2] |
The MV Pont L'Abbé is a ferry owned and operated by Brittany Ferries. She was built at Aalborg Værft A/S in Denmark for DFDS Seaways as MV Dana Anglia and entered service with them in 1978. She sailed between Esbjerg, Denmark and Harwich, United Kingdom between 1978 and 2002 before being renamed MV Duke of Scandinavia for service between Copenhagen, Denmark and Gdańsk, Poland. She returned to the North Sea in 2003 to sail between Newcastle and IJmuiden.
In 2006 she was chartered by Brittany Ferries to replace the MV Val de Loire. It was announced on 19 December 2007 that the vessel was sold to Brittany Ferries. Her final sailing between Plymouth and Roscoff was on 9 November 2008 after which she proceed to Saint-Nazaire to be laid up. In October 2009, the ship was sold to Moby Lines. She was renamed Moby Corse and will start the new service from Toulon to Bastia April 1st, 2010. [3]
Contents
Regular routes
- Plymouth-Roscoff April 2006 - November 2008
- Portsmouth-Cherbourg March 2006
Other routes served
Under Brittany Ferries, Pont L'Abbé has only sailed in passenger service on the Plymouth-Roscoff and Portsmouth-Cherbourg routes. She also sailed between Plymouth and St Malo in December 2006.
Onboard facilities
Brittany Ferries have changed very little on board Pont L'Abbé since her service with DFDS. It is rumoured that the charter agreement did not allow major changes to be made to match the facilities on board other Brittany Ferries vessels.
Bars and restaurants
- La Brasserie (Brasserie/a la Carte Restaurant) - Deck 7.
- Le Café - Deck 7.
- Admiral Bar (Piano Bar) - Deck 7.
- Colombus Bar - Deck 7.
Shops
- Sea Shop - Deck 7.
Other facilities
- Children's Playroom - Deck 7.
- Sky bar (refreshments and ice creams)
- 400 Cabins - Decks 2, 3, 6 and 8. (De-luxe, 2 and 4 berth standard and couchette cabins)
In June 2006 a number of reclining seats fitted in the former freight drivers lounge on Deck 7.
Trivia
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- The Dana Anglia was featured in episodes of Triangle_(TV_series).[citation needed]
- The Dana Anglia was featured in an episode of Birds of a Feather.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Asklander, Micke. "M/S Dana Anglia (1978)" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/dana_anglia_1978.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pocket guide to on-board services Pont L'Abbé" (in English and French) (pdf). Brittany Ferries. http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/media/pdf/g/8/PontLAbbe_1.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ↑ http://www.mobylines.de/toulon-bastia.html
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