MV Agios Georgios
For other uses, see List_of_Empire_ships_(F)#Empire_Ford.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Agios Georgios |
| Owner: | Vaggelis Ventouris |
| Launched: | 29 April 1972 |
| Acquired: | 6 June 1972 |
| In service: | 16 June 1972 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 7205063 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 5590 |
| Length: | 110m |
| Draught: | 11.23m |
| Speed: | 19.5 knots |
MV Agios Georgios is a roll on roll off ferry launched in 1972 as MV Hengist. She was designed to operate across the English channel and served the Folkestone-Boulogne route until 1991. She served with several operators before being sold to Vaggelis Ventouris in 2004 to serve the Greek islands and is still active as of June 2013.[1][2] In 1987, she was beached as a result of the great storm of 1987[3]
References
- ↑ Thorton, Nigel. "MV Hengist - Past and Present". Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "FOLKESTONE: M.V.HENGIST". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ Williams, Rob (24 October 2013). "Worst weather since the Great Storm of 1987: UK to be blasted by hurricane-strength winds". The Indendent. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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