| | Mv Georgios Express ex Roi Baudouin, Georgios B | | | |  | | | | © Fotoflite, Roy Thornton Collection Steel twin screw motor vessel, built by Cockerill’s of Hoboken for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend service in 1965 (Yard No. 828). Engined by Sulzer Bros. Ltd., Winterthur. Launched February 13th 1965. | | | |
| | | |  Technical Data
| | | | | | | | | Length | 117.84m (386.7 ft) (overall) | | | | Breadth of Hull | 15.98m (52.4 ft) (extreme) | | | | Draught | 4.00m (12.4 ft) (maximum) | | | | Tonnage | 3,241 gross (1965), 3,023 (1972), 1,762 net, 1,318 (1983), 477 deadweight, 809 (1983) | | | | Engines | Two 12-cylinder Sulzer two-stroke single acting diesels | | | | Power | 7,061 kW | | | | Speed | 21 knots | | | | Capacity | 850 passengers, 160 cars (1965), 1,700 passengers, 190 cars (1972) | | | | Call Sign | N/A | | | | MMSI Number | N/A | | | | IMO Number | 6510851 | | | | Registry | N/A | | | | | | | |
| | | |  History
| | | | | | | February 13th 1965: Launched.June 1965: Delivered to Belgian Marine Administration, Oostende, Belgium.June 13th 1965: Commenced service between Ostend - Dover. May 29th 1968: Inaugural arrival at Parkeston Quay thereafter seasonal sailings only to the port. September 10th 1973: Final sailing to Harwich.
 
© Ted Ingham
November 1970: Belgian Marine joined the Sealink consortium. Trading as Sealink November 1st 1971: Belgian Marine became the Belgian Maritime Transport Authority - Regie voor Maritiem Transport (RMT). December 1972 - April 14th 1973: Had her passenger accommodation rebuilt at Schiedam, Holland. April 1973: Resumed Dover - Ostend.
© Fotoflite, Roy Thornton Collection
July 1982: Laid up in Ostend. August 1982 - October 15th 1982: Chartered to Sealink UK Ltd, and operated between Dover - Calais.
© Brian Fisher
November 1982: Operated between Folkestone - Boulogne.
 Roy Thornton Collection
December 1982: Laid up in Ostend. April 15th 1983: Sold to Ventouris Group, Piraeus, Greece. June 1983: Renamed GEORGIOS B, left Ostend for Piraeus. July 1983: Renamed GEORGIOS EXPRESS.
  Roy Thornton Collection (left) and Andreas Wörteler Collection (right)
August 1983: Rebuilt in Piraeus. 1989: Commenced service between Piraeus - Santorini. October 1995: Owing to financial problems for her owners she was laid up in Piraeus.
 © Ton Grootenboer
2000: Commenced service for Aghios Georgios Ferries.
 © Antonis Lazarus
2000: Laid up.
© Ton Grootenboer
July 2003: Sold for breaking in Greece. 11th March 2008: Having been laid up in Greece for 7 years it is reported that the vessel has been re-sold for scrapping in India.
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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: Ton Grootenboer, Ted Ingham, Brian Fisher, Andreas Wörteler and Antonis Lazarus for their assistance in compiling this feature. | | | |
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