Spirit of Tasmania (first ship)
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[edit] History
The first M/S Spirit of Tasmania ship started sailing in 1993. She was built as the M/S Peter Pan (3) for the TT-line (Germany) at Schichau Seebeckwerft AG, Bremerhaven, in 1986. The Peter Pan began operations for the TT-line (Germany) on the Travemünde–Trelleborg route on February 6, 1986. In 1990 TT-line (Tasmania) decided it was time to replace the current ferry Abel Tasman, so they arranged to buy the large ferry. It was expected they could get the ferry in late 1992 but TT-line (Germany) could not let her go until 1993. She sailed from Germany in October 1993 and began sailing from Devonport to Melbourne late November. She sailed four return trips a week. The crossings were overnight and one day/night and took approximately 15 hours. In 2002, M/S Spirit of Tasmania was de-commissioned, sold to Nordsjøferger and charted to Fjord Line. She sailed from Sydney on December 24, 2002, as the M/S SPIR. On arrival in Denmark she was refitted at Frederikshavn yard. She was then renamed M/S Fjord Norway and began on the Bergen–Haugesund–Egersund–Hanstholm route until November 17, 2005, when she took over the Bergen–Stavanger–Newcastle route from the M/S Jupiter.
It has been announced that Fjord Norway has been purchased by Danish shipping company DFDS Seaways.[1] The ship's new name is M/S Princess of Norway; she joined the DFDS Seaways fleet on 8 November 2006, and was then refurbished at Frederikshavn and began sailing on the Newcastle - Stavanger - Haugesund - Bergen route.
[edit] Sister ships
M/S Peter Pan (3)(86) was the first of four sisters being the M/S Nils Holgersson (4)(87) she was sold to Brittany Ferries in 1993 and renamed the M/S Val de Loire. The Val de Loire was sold to DFDS Seaways in late 2005 to serve the IJmuiden (Netherlands)–Newcastle (Britain) route as the M/S King of Scandinavia. The M/S Olau Hollandia (2)(89) was the third of the sisters and the M/S Olau Britannia (2)(90) the fourth. The two Olau sisters were charted in 1994 to P&O Ferries and renamed M/S Pride of Portsmouth and M/S Pride of Le Havre. In 2005 they stopped operating for P&O. The two Olau sisters have now gone to SNAV in Italy, were renamed M/S SNAV Lazio and M/S SNAV Sardegna and now operate the Naples–Palermo route.
[edit] Technical specifications
Built: Schichau Seebeckwerft AG, Bremerhaven in 1986
Gross tonnage: 31,360
Net tonnage: 16,200
Length: 161 m.
Width: 27.6 m.
Draught: 6.2 m.
Machinery: 4 MAK diesels of 26,655 hp.
Speed: 21 knots
Passengers: 1,700
Cabin berths: 1,320
Vehicle capacity: 550 cars.
Vehicle access: bow and stern
[edit] References
Books:
Ferry to Tasmania, A short History By: Peter Plowman ISBN: 1 877058 27 0.
Super~Ferries of Britain, Europe and Scandinavia By: Russell Plummer ISBN: 0 85059 7.
Internet:
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[edit] External links
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