The Pont L'Abbè |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1978—2002: Dana Anglia 2002—2006: Duke of Scandinavia 2006—2009: Pont L'Abbé 2009—present: Moby Corse |
| Owner: | 1978—2007: DFDS 2007—2009: Brittany Ferries[1] 2009—present: Moby Lines[2] |
| Operator: | 1978—1987: DFDS Seaways 1987: Sealink British Ferries 1987—2006: DFDS Seaways 2006—2009: Brittany Ferries[1] 2009—present: Moby Lines |
| Port of registry: | 1978—2002: Esbjerg, Denmark 2002—2006: Copenhagen, Denmark 2006—2009: Morlaix, France[1] 2009—present: Livorno, Italy |
| 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: | In Service |
| 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)[3] |
| Capacity: | 1120 passengers 400 cars[3] |
| Crew: | 120[3] |
The MV Pont L'Abbé was a ferry owned and operated by Brittany Ferries between 2006 and 2009. 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 was laid up in Saint-Nazaire. In October 2009, the ship was sold to Moby Lines. She was renamed Moby Corse and started the new service from Toulon to Bastia on April 1, 2010.[4]
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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.
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.
In June 2006 a number of reclining seats were fitted in the former freight drivers lounge on Deck 7.