MV Great Expectations

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Great Expectations leaving Hythe Pier, Queen Mary 2 in background
Great Expectations leaving Hythe Pier, Queen Mary 2 in background

The MV Great Expectations is a catamaran ferry operating on the Hythe ferry service. This service connects the town of Hythe and the city of Southampton, across Southampton Water in England.[1]

The MV Great Expectations was originally introduced in 1992 and was originally used on the Gravesend to Tilbury ferry service across the River Thames in Kent, which was at that time operated by White Horse Ferries Ltd. She is named after the Charles Dickens novel, Great Expectations, in which the countryside of Kent and the marshes on the lower regions of the Thames feature heavily.[2]

In 1995 White Horse moved the MV Great Expectations from the Thames to be the front-line vessel on their Hythe service.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hythe-Southampton Ferries. Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards (1999-2006). Retrieved on 2006-02-14.
  2. ^ a b Tilbury-Gravesend Ferries. Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards (1999-2006). Retrieved on 2006-02-14.

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