MS Phocine
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Builder | Santierul Naval Galatz SA, Romania |
| Yard number | 769 |
| Completed | December 1984 |
| Homeport | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 9,088 GT |
| Length | 121.48 m (398 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 21 m (68 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 18 |
The Phocine is a ferry owned by Dart 3 Ltd and currently in service with Seatruck Ferries.
History
[edit]Phocine was completed in 1984 as Balder Sten, owned by K/S A/S Balder RO/RO No 2. She was sold to Navrom and renamed Bazias 3 in 1985 and operated by them until 1991 when she was chartered to Sally Line, being renamed Sally Euroroute in 1993[1] and used on the Ramsgate–Ostend route.[2] In 1996 she was sold to Jacobs Holdings (Dart Line)[1] who used her on the Dartford–Vlissingen and Dartford–Zeebrugge routes,[2] renamed Merle and chartered to Belfast Freight Ferries until 2000, when she was renamed Dart 3 and operated by Dart Line. At some point she was sold to Bid Corp Shipping.
She was chartered to Norse Merchant Ferries in 2000[1] and used on the Belfast–Heysham route, returning to Dart Line in 2001. As well as her former routes with Dart Line, she was also used on the Dartford–Dunquerque route.[3] In 2006 she was sold to Dart 3 Ltd and renamed Phocine on charter to Cobelfret Ferries,[1] being used on the North Killingholme Haven–Zeebrugge route.[3] In 2007 she was on charter to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, returning to Cobelfret later in the year[1] being used on the Ostend–Purfleet and Killingholme–Ostend routes.[4] In 2008 she was chartered by Seatruck Ferries[1] to replace Riverdance, Phocine was herself due to be replaced by Clipper Point when that vessel entered service with Seatruck.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "M/F Phocine". The Ferry Site. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- ^ a b "Dart 3". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- ^ a b "M/v "Balder Sten" 1984". Lycos. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- ^ "M/S Balder Sten" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- ^ "Seatruck Ferries". Mersey Shipping. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
Seatruck Ferries ships | ||
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| Past ships |
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Former names - 1 Clipper Pace; 2 Clipper Panorama | ||
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| Former vessels (1830-99) |
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| Former vessels (1900-98) |
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1 = New as Mona's Isle, 2 = Chartered | ||
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