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Mv Faye

ex Djursland, Lasse, Lasse II, nf Panther, St Sunniva

Steel twin screw motor vessel, built and engined by the Holsingor Skibsvaerft og Maskinbyggeri, Aktieselskab, Helsingor, (Yard No. 399) for Jydsk Faergefart A/S in 1972. Launched June 28th, 1972.

Technical Data

Length

104.02m (341.3 ft) (overall)

Breadth of Hull

18.92m (62.1 ft) (extreme)

Draught

4.35m (14.3 ft) (maximum)

Tonnage

3,961 gross, 1,441 net

Engines

Two 10-cylinder Helsingor Skibs. & Msk /B & W 10U45HU. four-stroke single acting diesels

Power

11,000 kW

Speed

20 knots

Capacity

1,000 passengers, 220 cars or combination of cars and freight vehicles

Call Sign

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MMSI Number

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IMO Number

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Registry

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History

June 28th 1972: Launched as DJURSLAND.

October 30th 1972: Delivered to Jydsk Færgefart A/S, Grenå, Denmark.

November 3rd 1972: Commenced service between Grenå - Hundested.

July 31st 1974: Final day in operation between Grenå - Hundested.

August 8th 1974: Commenced service between Juelsminde - Kalundborg. Renamed LASSE.

1974: Renamed LASSE II.

February 1st 1978 - December 31st 1978: Operated between Grenå - Hundested.

January 1979: Laid up at Kalundborg.

September 10th 1979: Sold to P&O Normandy Ferries Ltd., London. Rebuilt at Caillard S.A., Le Havre, France.

January 27th 1980: Re-delivered after rebuild.

Roy Thornton Collection

February 7th 1980: Renamed PANTHER, by Madame Nichole Remoleux, wife of the president of the Boulogne Chamber of Commerce. Commenced service between Dover - Boulogne.

December 31st 1980: Registered to P&O Steam Nav. Co., London.

Roy Thornton Collection (left) © Fotoflite, Roy Thornton Collection (middle) and © Fotoflite, Stéphane Poulain Collection (right)

January 4th 1985: P&O Ferries Channel operations (ie Normandy Ferries) were sold to the European Ferries group then absorbed into the Townsend Thoresen fleet and painted in their livery (although wording on her hull was larger than that of her sister). Renamed PANTHER and continued between Dover - Boulogne.

August 3rd 1986: Final trip between Dover - Boulogne. Thereafter laid up for sale Chatham.

March 16th 1987: Sold to P&O Ferries Ltd., London. Rebuilt at Hull Russell Shipyard.

Roy Thornton Collection

March 27th 1987: Renamed ST SUNNIVA and installed between Aberdeen - Lerwick.

June 29th 1993: Suffered engine failure on arrival from Stromness and grounded. Re-floated by a tug from Scapa Flow. Suffered minor hull damage and subsequently repaired.

Nigel Thornton Collection

July 13th 1993: Returned to commercial traffic.

October 1st 2002: Final day in operation between Aberdeen - Lerwick.

October 2002: Sold to Al Thuraya Marine Services Co. LLC., Dubai. and renamed FAYE, arriving at Piraeus for rebuilding on December 6th, 2002 departing for Dubai on the 24th.

January 2003: Introduced between Port Rashid and Umm Qasr, Iraq.

February 26th 2005: Arrived in Alang, India for scrapping.

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All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions found. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Micke Asklander (Faktaomfartyg), Gary Davies (Maritime Photographic), Jurgen Stein, Brian Fisher, JB Jensen, Stéphane Poulain, Ken Larwood and Willi Langes for there assistance in compiling this feature.