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Portsmouth (1989) - Duc de Normandie (Simplon Postcard coll. AD)
Portsmouth (1989)
Duc de Normandie (Simplon Postcard coll. AD)

Portsmouth (1989) Duc de Normandie (Simplon Postcard coll. AD)Saint-Malo (2002) at ferry terminal
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 Characteristics 
 IMO7637149
 Flag France 
 Length131.6 m 
 Breadth22 m
 Draught5.15 m 
 Gross Tonnage13505 t 
 Speed21.3 knt 
 Year of build1978 
 ShipyardVerolme Shipyard (Heusden-Netherlands) 
  
  

History

She was build in 1978 as Prinses Beatrix and started on the Hoek van Holland (near Rotterdam) to Harwich (England) route, forSMZ.

She was purchased in October 1985 for use on Btittany Ferries new Portsmouth / Caen route and renammed Duc de Normandie .

In 2005, she had been bought by TransEuropa Shipping, and renamed Wisteria under Cyprus flag. After a refit in Gdansk (Poland), she offers a service between Almeria (Spain) et Nador (Morocco) for Ferrimaroc and Acciona Trasmeditarranea.

In 2013, she is renamed Vronskiy and keeps the Cyprus flag


Last update : 2016-01-09