MV Quiberon
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Nils Dacke |
| Owner: | Lion Ferry AB |
| Builder: | Werft Nobiskrug GmbH, Rendsburg, Germany |
| Launched: | 1975 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 7362110 |
| Fate: | reasigned before completion |
| Career | |
| Name: | Nils Dacke |
| Owner: | Svenska Lastbils AB |
| Operator: | Malmö-Travemünde Linjen |
| Route: | Malmö-Travemünde |
| In service: | 1975 |
| Out of service: | 1982 |
| Fate: | chartered to Brittany Ferries |
| Career | |
| Name: | Quiberon |
| Owner: | Brittany Ferries |
| Operator: | Brittany Ferries |
| Port of registry: | Morlaix, 22x20px France |
| Route: | Plymouth-Santander |
| In service: | 1982 |
| Out of service: | 20 December 2002 |
| Fate: | sold |
| Career | |
| Name: | Giulia d'Abundo |
| Owner: | Medmar International SRL |
| Operator: | Linee Lauro |
| Port of registry: | Madeira, 22x20px Portugal |
| Route: | Séte-Palma |
| In service: | 2003 |
| Out of service: | 2006 |
| Career | |
| Name: | Giulia d'Abundo |
| Owner: | Medmar International SRL |
| Operator: | Euroferrys |
| Route: | Almeria-Nador |
| In service: | 2006 |
| Out of service: | 2006 |
| Status: | laid up in Naples (2008) |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 11,813 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 129.01 m (423.3 ft) |
| Beam: | 21.06 m (69.1 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Four Stork Werkspoor 6TM140 |
| Speed: | 20 kn (37.0 km/h) |
The M/V Quiberon was a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries between 1982 and 2002. She then operated on the Mediterranean for Euroferrys under the name Guila D'Abundo.[1]. In 2010, she was renamed D'Abundo and sent to Alang for scrapping. [2]
Routes served
- Plymouth-Santander, Plymouth-Roscoff and Roscoff-Cork 1982-1989
- Plymouth-Roscoff, with winter sailings on Portsmouth/Plymouth-St Malo as well, 1989-2002
- Portsmouth-Caen 2002
Quiberon also operated on the Portsmouth - St Malo route during the winter for a number of years towards the end of her career with the company. During her time with Brittany Ferries she visited all of the ports served by the company though her visits to Poole and Cherbourg were due to weather diversions.[3]
Onboard facilities
Facilities available onboard the Quiberon included 2 cinemas, 2 restaurants, a Salon de The, 4 shops and more than 280 cabins. She received a full renovation prior to entering service in 1982 and another one in 1990.[4]
Statistics
- Gross tonnage: 11,813
- Length: 129 m
- Beam: 21.06 m
- Speed: 20 knots
- Crew: 100
- Cars: 260
- Passengers: 1,302
References
- ↑ "Simplon postcards - Nils Dacke - Quiberon". http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Brittany_Quiberon.html. Retrieved 04 May 2009.
- ↑ http://maritimematters.com/2010/05/scrap-update/
- ↑ "Brittany Ferries Enthusiasts - MV Quiberon". http://www.bfenthusiasts.com/feature-quiberon.htm. Retrieved 04 May 2009.
- ↑ "HHVferry.com - Quiberon, history and overview". http://www.hhvferry.com/quiberongen.html. Retrieved 04 May 2009.
