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© Breken of Cowes from the Roy Thornton Collection Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1967 by Trosvik Verksted A/S, Brevik, Norway, (Yard No. 87) for Otto Thoresen Shipping Co. A/S, Oslo, Norway, as a passenger and commercial vehicle/trailer ferry. Launched January 21st, 1967. D i m e n s i o n s / T e c h n i c a l D a t a Registry - Oslo (1967 - 1981) IMO Number - 6713049 Length - 92.00m (overall), 80.42m (between perpendiculars) Breadth - 17.40m (extreme) Draught - 4.74m (maximum) Tonnage - 1,152 gross 574 net 1,575 deadweight Engines - Two oil 4SA Atlas-MaK 8-cylinder diesels, each 2,800 b.h.p. Power - 2070 kW Speed - 15 knots Lane metres - 480 Call Sign - LKYC (1967 - 1981) H i s t o r y / R e m a r k s January 21st 1967: Launched.June 1967: Delivered to Otto Thoresen Shipping Co. A/S, Oslo, Norway. June 12th 1967: Commenced service between Southampton - Cherbourg. September 12th 1968: Registered to Thoresen Car Ferries A/S, Oslo and chartered for 20 years to Thoresen Car Ferries Ltd., Southampton. Merger of Otto Thoresen Shipping Co, A/S, Oslo and Townsend Car Ferries, Dover. Companies named changed to Townsend Thoresen Car Ferries.
Roy Thornton Collection 1971: Service from Dover - Zeebrügge, then laid up.
© Ted Ingham 1977: Operated between Felixstowe - Europort. June 1981: Sold to Vroon Shipping Co., Breskens, Holland. Renamed GUERNSEY EXPRESS. 1981: Rebuilt as a livestock carrier. 1981: Registered to Philippine Pacific Ocean Lines Inc. (Vroon B.V.), Manila, Philippines. November 9th 1996: On a journey from Brisbane to Osaka ran into a hurricane and sank in position 13.02N, 144.01E.
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