| Career (UK) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Free Enterprise II |
| Operator: | Townsend Thoresen, Dover, England. |
| Port of registry: | IMO Number - 6506317 |
| Builder: | N.V. Werf “Gusto”, Schiedam, Rotterdam, (Yard No. 502) for Townsend Bros. Ferries Ltd., in 1965. Engined by J. & K. Smit of Kinderdijk. |
| Laid down: | Aug 1964 |
| Launched: | Jan 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ferry |
| Displacement: | 4,011 gross |
| Length: | Length on deck - 108.11m (354.7 ft) (overall) 98.50m (323.2 ft) (between perpendiculars) |
| Height: | 9.66m (31.7 ft) (moulded) |
| Draught: | 4.00m (13.2 ft) (maximum) |
| Propulsion: | Engines - Two 12-cylinder Smit-M.A.N. four-stroke single acting diesels. Power 5664 kW |
| Speed: | 19.0 knots |
| Crew: | 1,200 passengers, 230 cars |
Free Enterprise II was a ferryboat completed in 1965 in Holland by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam for Townsend Brothers Ferries (later Townsend Thoresen).
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She operated on the Dover–Calais, Dover–Zeebrugge and Southampton–Cherbourg routes throughout the mid to late 1960s and the 1970s. In 1980 she was chartered by Sealink and used on the Portsmouth–Cherbourg route. In 1982 she was acquired by the NAVARMA/Moby fleet and renamed the Moby Blu. They used her on routes to Corsica and then on the Piombino–Elba service.[1][2]
In November 2003: She was sold to Indian breakers St Vincent/ Grenadines, renamed Moby and sent to Alang, India for breaking.[2]
The ship features prominently in the comedy film San Ferry Ann.[3]
The ship also appears on The Italian Job with Charlie Croker (Michael Caine) waving on the Minis and the Coach.