Calais was quieter than I thought it would be and most of the ferries that were in port I had already seen from my afternoon in Dover. I was also expecting to see quite a number of tugs, dredgers and bunkering vessels but sadly this was not the case.
In total there were three large ferries, Dieppe Seaways, Pride of Burgundy and Nord Pas De Calais in port together with the cable layer Ill de Aux and a small Latvian registered ferry called Joline which unfortunately was too far away to photograph.
In total there were three large ferries, Dieppe Seaways, Pride of Burgundy and Nord Pas De Calais in port together with the cable layer Ill de Aux and a small Latvian registered ferry called Joline which unfortunately was too far away to photograph.
Dieppe Seaways is shown above. She is a fast Ro-Ro passenger ferry operated by DFDS Seaways between between Calais and Dover.
She was built in 2002 at Kiel in Germany for Superfast Ferries as Superfast X.
Between 2007 and 2008 she was owned by Veolia Transport and sailed for SNCM, OTUNAV & ANEK Lines. In 2008 she was acquired by SeaFrance and she served on the Dover to Calais route until their liquidation in January 2012. After a period of layup, during which she was sold and renamed Molière, she was chartered to DFDS Seaways entering service as Dieppe Seaways on the Calais-Dover route on 7 November 2012.
She is powered by Wartsila NSD Type: Sulzer 16 ZAV 40 S (4 X 11’520 kW @ 510 rpm) engines.
Cargo capacity is 1,923 metres of vehicle lanes.
MMSI - 226269000
REG - FR, Le Harve
IMO - 9211511
Call Sign - FNKG
Passenger Ro-Ro Ferry
Built - Howaldtswerke-DW, Kiel, DE
Yard No. - 360
L 203m W 29m
GT 30285
Year - 2002
Calais, 5 August 2013
She was built in 2002 at Kiel in Germany for Superfast Ferries as Superfast X.
Between 2007 and 2008 she was owned by Veolia Transport and sailed for SNCM, OTUNAV & ANEK Lines. In 2008 she was acquired by SeaFrance and she served on the Dover to Calais route until their liquidation in January 2012. After a period of layup, during which she was sold and renamed Molière, she was chartered to DFDS Seaways entering service as Dieppe Seaways on the Calais-Dover route on 7 November 2012.
She is powered by Wartsila NSD Type: Sulzer 16 ZAV 40 S (4 X 11’520 kW @ 510 rpm) engines.
Cargo capacity is 1,923 metres of vehicle lanes.
MMSI - 226269000
REG - FR, Le Harve
IMO - 9211511
Call Sign - FNKG
Passenger Ro-Ro Ferry
Built - Howaldtswerke-DW, Kiel, DE
Yard No. - 360
L 203m W 29m
GT 30285
Year - 2002
Calais, 5 August 2013
Alongside Dieppe Seaways was Pride of Burgundy. She was originally planned as a freight only vessel but due to demand on the Dover to Calais route the ship was converted to a multi-purpose ferry (passengers and freight) prior to completion with the addition of extra superstructure.
She is one of the smallest Dover to Calais ferries, only accomodating 1,420 passengers and 530 cars over two cargo decks.
Her maiden voyage was on the 0630 Dover to Calais run on 5 April 1993.
On the 27 October 2012 the Pride of Burgundy collided with the MyFerryShip Berlioz in high winds. The Pride of Burgundy sustained damage to its right bridge wing which was quickly fixed. Berlioz was not so fortunate and due to damage to her lifeboats she had to be put out of service until repairs could be completed.
She is powered by four 7,100bhp Sulzer Diesel Engines (5280kW) via twin screws giving a service speed of 21 Knots
MMSI - 232001470
REG - UK, Dover
IMO - 9015254
Call Sign - MQSQ9
Passenger Ro-Ro Ferry
Built - Schichau Seebeck, DE
Yard No. -1074
L 179m W 28m
GT 28138
Year - 1993
Calais, 5 August 2013
She is one of the smallest Dover to Calais ferries, only accomodating 1,420 passengers and 530 cars over two cargo decks.
Her maiden voyage was on the 0630 Dover to Calais run on 5 April 1993.
On the 27 October 2012 the Pride of Burgundy collided with the MyFerryShip Berlioz in high winds. The Pride of Burgundy sustained damage to its right bridge wing which was quickly fixed. Berlioz was not so fortunate and due to damage to her lifeboats she had to be put out of service until repairs could be completed.
She is powered by four 7,100bhp Sulzer Diesel Engines (5280kW) via twin screws giving a service speed of 21 Knots
MMSI - 232001470
REG - UK, Dover
IMO - 9015254
Call Sign - MQSQ9
Passenger Ro-Ro Ferry
Built - Schichau Seebeck, DE
Yard No. -1074
L 179m W 28m
GT 28138
Year - 1993
Calais, 5 August 2013
Nord Pas de Calais is a freight ferry operated by MyFerryLink. She was built in 1987 by Chantiers du Nord et de la Mediterranee SA, Dunkirk (Yard No 325) for Societe Nationale des Chemin de Fer Francais (SNCF) as a multi-purpose passenger and roll-on roll-off ferry for lorries and railway vehicles.
After the introduction of Eurotunnel there was no need for a train ferry and as a result of this she was acquired in 1989 by SNAT and Stena Sealink who operated her until December 1995.
From 1 January 1996 SNAT operated as SeaFrance and the vessel was renamed SeaFrance Nord Pas-de-Calais. SeaFrance operated her until November 2011 before going into liquidation. Following a full refit she resumed cross channel service this time for MyFerrylink in November 2012
She could originally accommodate 80 passengers, 45 vehicles and 600m of rail freight, following refit she now accommodates 85 vehicles.
Powered by 2 16 Cylinder Sulzer ZAV40 diesels (24,500hp, 18022kW) she has a service speed of 21.5 knots.
MMSI - 227011500
REG - FR, Dunkerque
IMO - 8512152
Call Sign - FNBN
Ro-Ro Ferry
Built - Ch.du Nord et de la Med, Dunkirk, FR
Yard No. -325
L 159m W 24m
GT 7264
Year - 1987
Calais, 5 August 2013
After the introduction of Eurotunnel there was no need for a train ferry and as a result of this she was acquired in 1989 by SNAT and Stena Sealink who operated her until December 1995.
From 1 January 1996 SNAT operated as SeaFrance and the vessel was renamed SeaFrance Nord Pas-de-Calais. SeaFrance operated her until November 2011 before going into liquidation. Following a full refit she resumed cross channel service this time for MyFerrylink in November 2012
She could originally accommodate 80 passengers, 45 vehicles and 600m of rail freight, following refit she now accommodates 85 vehicles.
Powered by 2 16 Cylinder Sulzer ZAV40 diesels (24,500hp, 18022kW) she has a service speed of 21.5 knots.
MMSI - 227011500
REG - FR, Dunkerque
IMO - 8512152
Call Sign - FNBN
Ro-Ro Ferry
Built - Ch.du Nord et de la Med, Dunkirk, FR
Yard No. -325
L 159m W 24m
GT 7264
Year - 1987
Calais, 5 August 2013
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