Port of Registry - Dover (1976 - 1989), Portsmouth (1989 - 1994)

Greece

IMO Number - 7358327

Length - 128.71m (overall), 119.87m (between perpendiculars)

Breadth - 20.22 m (extreme), 19.81m (moulded)

Depth - 11.61m

Draught - 4.53m (maximum)

Tonnage - 6,387 gross

2,918 net

1,590 deadweight

Engines - Two 8-cylinder Werkspoor 8TM410 “Wing” diesels, one 9-cylinder TM410

“centre” diesel

Power - 10,655 kW

Speed - 20.75 knots (service)

Capacity - 1,200 passengers, 275 cars

Call Sign - GVES(1976 - 1994), SXNX (as Vitsentzos Kornaros)

November 7^th 1975: Launched by the wife of Mr. George Nott, the former director of European Ferries.

May 1976: Delivered to Townsend-Thoresen European Ferries, Dover, England.

May 18^th 1976: Maiden voyage between Felixstowe - Zeebrugge.

October 1977: Transferred for a six month period to Dover to enable the company to maintain their winter schedules of 18 sailings between Calais and Zeebrugge during the refit periods of the ships based at the Kentish port. She became the largest ship to enter on the cross-Channel services in the Dover Strait. Initially the “VISCOUNT” was put on the 08.35 and 20.35 sailings to Zeebrugge from Dover. Her place at Felixstowe was taken by the chartered STENA NORDICA (later RMT’s REINE ASTRID) initially on April 1^st 1978 when the “VISCOUNT” returned to her “home” port.

1984: A new TT logo, in white, was introduced on the funnels.

October 1985: Townsend Thoresen decided to convert their Felixstowe - based ships BALTIC FERRY and NORDIC FERRY to multi-purpose passenger/freight ships for the Felixstowe - Zeebrugge service at a cost of over £9 million each. The conversion and transfer of these ships would release the VIKING VOYAGER and VIKING VISCOUNT from the Zeebrugge link so they could be transferred to Portsmouth to operate with their now “jumboized” sisters.

May 7^th 1986: Commenced service between Portsmouth/Southampton - Cherbourg/Le Havre.

1987: Following the “HERALD” disaster, from spring onwards, pale blue funnels with P & O flag logo became the norm.

December 31^st 1987: Registered under P&O European Ferries Ltd., Portsmouth, England.

October 1987: There was a change to P & O European Ferries navy blue hull and funnel, be she operated for a time with interim colours of orange hull and dark blue P & O funnel

1988 (early): Operated as a seasonal relief between Larne - Cairnryan, then returned to Portsmouth - Cherbourg.

1989 (early): Again operated as a seasonal relief between Larne - Cairnryan, then returned to Southampton - Cherbourg.

May 1989: Renamed PRIDE OF WINCHESTER.

September 25^th 1989 - December 1989: Operated between Dover - Calais.

March 15^th 1991: Sold to Howill Shipping, England. Bareboat chartered to P&O European Ferries.

August 30^th 1992: Reportedly ran aground causing minor damage.

July 9^th 1994: Made her final trip between Portsmouth - Cherbourg, following which she was laid-up in Southampton.

July 1994: Sold to Lasithiotiki Anonymi Naftiliaki Eteria (L.A.N.E.), Aghios Nikolaos, Greece. Renamed VITSENTZOS KORNAROS.

1994: Commenced service for Lane Lines between Piraeus - Agios Nikolaos, Crete.

1994: Also operates a twice weekly route between Piraeus - Agios Nikolaos - Sitia - Kassos - Karpathos - Rhodes. (now has additional cabins built within her upper vehicle deck)

2007: Registered owner: Lasithiotiki Anonymi, Piraeus.

Registered manager: Lasithiotiki Anonymi, Piraeus.