Mv Marie F

ex Cote D Azur (II), Azur

Technical Data

Length

111.34m (365.2 ft) (overall)

Breadth of Hull

Draught

 4.96m (12.2 ft)

Tonnage

3,998 gross, 1,256 net, 509 deadweight

Power

22,000 shp

Speed

21.5 knots

Capacity

1400 passengers

Call Sign

N/A

MMSI Number

N/A

IMO Number

5081217

Registry

N/A 

History

August 15th 1951: Commenced service between Dover - Calais and her usual route, at first, was between Folkestone and Calais.

Roy Thornton Collection

October 1952 - May 1960: Carried the outward bound “Golden Arrow” passengers from Folkestone to Calais after which the service reverted to Dover. Towards the end of her career she also ran between Dover and Calais.

Roy Thornton Collection

September 30th 1972: Made her last sailing for the French Railways from Calais to Folkestone, after which she was withdrawn and put up for sale.

1973: Sold to Societe Anonyme Monegasque D'Armement et de Navigation, (S.A.M.A.N.), Monaco and renamed AZUR, being renamed MARIE F the same year.

Roy Thornton Collection

September 8th 1973: Arrived in Monaco with plans for her to be used as a ferry between Monaco - Sardinia - Corsica. These plans, however, did not materialise and she was laid-up as a casino ship in Monaco.

1973: Laid-up at Etang de Berre, Marseille.

1974: Sold to Jose Laborda Gonzales, Spain, for breaking.

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