MS Pride of Bruges

For other ships of the same name, see Pride of Bruges.
History
Name:
  • Norsun (1987-2003)
  • Pride of Bruges (2003 – present)
Owner:
Operator:
Port of registry: Rotterdam,  Netherlands
Route: Hull-Zeebrugge
Builder: NKK, Japan
Yard number: 1033
Launched: August 1986
Maiden voyage: May 1987
Identification: IMO number: 8503797
Status: In service
General characteristics [1]
Tonnage: 31,598 GT
Length: 179.35 m (588 ft 5 in)
Beam: 25.09 m (82 ft 4 in)
Draught: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Installed power:
Propulsion:
  • 2 × controllable pitch propellors
  • 2 × bow thrusters
Speed: 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Capacity:
  • 930 passengers
  • 850 cars

MS Pride of Bruges, originally in service as Norsun, is a P&O Ferries ship crossing the North Sea between Zeebrugge and Hull.

History

The ship was built by Nippon Kokan K.K. Tsurumi Yard in Yokohama, Japan. The keel was laid in 1985 and was launched in 1986. Upon completion, the ship entered service in 1987 for Noordzee Veerdiensten or North Sea Ferries, then a joint-venture between Dutch Nedlloyd and British P&O. The first years it sailed on the Rotterdam-Hull route with sister ship Norsea, replacing Norstar and Norland. The Norsun sailed under the Dutch flag and was owned by the Dutch half of the joint-venture, while the Norsea was British.

In 1996 ownership transferred to P&O Ferries as Nedlloyd sold its 50% stake to P&O. The ships sailed the Rotterdam route until 2001 when they were replaced by the Pride of Rotterdam and the Pride of Hull.

In 2002 the ships were transferred to the Zeebrugge-Hull route, again replacing Norstar and Norland. Both ships were internally modernized before entering service on this new route.

Sister Ships

The Pride of Bruges has one sister ship:

In The Media

The 'MS Pride of Bruges' featured in Episode Three of the BBC Documentary 'Engineering Giants': Ferry Strip-Down, first Broadcast on BBC Two on Sunday 29 July 2012. Its Sister ship, The Pride of York, was also shown.

References

  1. ↑ "Faktaomfartyg.se - Pride of Bruges (1987)". Faktaomfartyg. Retrieved February 2011.

Sources

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