Larkspur departing Ostend |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1976-1986: Gedser 1986-1988: Viking 2 1988-1997: Sally Sky 1997-1999: Eurotraveller 1999 onwards: Larkspur |
| Operator: | 1976-1986: GT Linien 1986-1997: Sally Line 1997-1999: Sally Direct 1999 onwards: Transeuropa Ferries |
| Port of registry: | 1976-1986: Gedser, Denmark 1986 onwards: Nassau, Bahamas |
| Builder: | Schichau Unterweser AG, Germany |
| Yard number: | 2269 |
| Completed: | 1976 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 7500451 |
| Fate: | sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 14,300 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 143.84 m (471.9 ft) |
| Beam: | 20.5 m (67.3 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.81 m (19.1 ft) |
| Installed power: | 2 x Stork-Werkspoor 9TM410 diesels |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Controllable pitch propellors |
| Speed: | 18.5 kn (34.3 km/h) |
The MV Larkspur is a freight and passenger ferry which is owned and operated by Transeuropa Ferries.
The MV Larkspur was launched for Gedser-Travemünde Ruten as the Gedser in 1976.[1] In 1986 Gedser was sold to Sally Line for use on the Ramsgate Dunkirk route and renamed Viking 2. In 1988 the vessel was sold to Johnson Line (Silja Line partner) and renamed again, this time to Sally Sky but remained on the same route. In 1997 Sally Sky was renamed Eurotraveller and moved to the Ramsgate Ostend service for Sally Line. However this identity was short lived, as Sally Line ceased trading in 1998. In 1999 Eurotraveller was first leased to, and then sold to Transeuropa Ferries, remaining on the same route and renamed Larkspur.[2]