Black Watch - Jupiter

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Fred Olsen/Bergen Line ferry Black Watch/Jupiter.

 

The Black Watch/Jupiter was ordered jointly by Fred Olsen Line and Bergen Line to operate as the Bergen line Jupiter between Newcastle-Bergen during the summer, and as the cruise ship Black Watch between London and the Canaries in the winter. This joint ownership was set to last 20 years. She was delivered from builders Lübecker Flender Werke in the spring of 1966, initially operating through the summer as Bergen Lines' Jupiter. At the end of the summer, she transferred to the Fred Olsen service from London to Las Palmas and Tenerife (and also Madeira in later years) as the Black Watch. This winter service carried large amounts of fruit, in addition to the cruise passengers. She was joined on this service in winter 1966 by sistership Black Prince - at this time wholly owned by Fred Olsen.

 

In 1970, Fred Olsen took delivery of the similar but slightly larger ship Blenheim, and Olsen made a joint ownership arrangement with Bergen Line for Jupiter's sistership Black Prince, which shared the Newcastle-Bergen with Jupiter route each year with the Venus. At this period, the only livery change was the emblem on the funnel, which alternated between the Fred Olsen Line and Bergen Line house flags. This pattern continued until 1975, from which time the summer services were operated under the joint title of Fred Olsen-Bergen Line. The funnel retained the Fred Olsen house flag throughout the year, but the three white bands of Bergen Line were added.

 

In the early 1980s, DFDS was expanding its North Sea operations, and for the summers of 1982-84, they operated the Venus, and sistership Jupiter, under charter on Bergen-Newcastle and Bergen-Amsterdam routes. However, in 1985, the Bergen-Newcastle service was operated by Bergen-based Norway Line, who chartered the Venus. In 1986, the joint ownership agreement between Fred Olsen and Bergen Line came to an end. Jupiter passed to Bergen Line and was soon sold to Norway Line. Black Prince became wholly owned by Fred Olsen, and was completely refitted as a full-time cruise ship, re-entering service in 1987. She operated as a one-ship cruise line until 1996, when Fred Olsen added the Black Watch (3). Full details of the later Fred Olsen cruise operations are shown on this link.

 

 

Ship Names on this Page:-

Black Watch (2) - Fred Olsen Line 1966-86

Byblos - Marlines: 2000-

Crown M - Marlines: 1990-2000

Jupiter - Bergen Line 1966-74

Jupiter - Fred Olsen-Bergen Line 1975-81

Jupiter - DFDS charter 1982-84

Jupiter - Norway Line 1986-

 

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Jupiter

(Bergen Line: Summers - 1966-1974)

 

The Black Watch/Jupiter was ordered jointly by Fred Olsen Line and Bergen Line to operate as the Bergen line Jupiter between Newcastle-Bergen during the summer, and as the cruise ship Black Watch between London and the Canaries in the winter. This joint ownership was set to last 20 years. She was delivered from builders Lübecker Flender Werke in the spring of 1966, initially operating through the summer as Bergen Lines' Jupiter. At the end of the summer, she transferred to the Fred Olsen service from London to Las Palmas and Tenerife (and also Madeira in later years) as the Black Watch. This winter service carried large amounts of fruit, in addition to the cruise passengers. She was joined on this service in winter 1966 by sistership Black Prince - at this time wholly owned by Fred Olsen.

 

 

An official Bergen Line postcard of Jupiter in Bergen Line colours.

 

A J.Arthur Dixon postcard of Jupiter at Newcastle in Bergen Line colours.

 

 

 

 

 

Black Watch (2)

(Fred Olsen: Winters 1966-86)

 

The Black Watch/Jupiter was ordered jointly by Fred Olsen Line and Bergen Line to operate as the Bergen line Jupiter between Newcastle-Bergen during the summer, and as the cruise ship Black Watch between London and the Canaries in the winter. This joint ownership was set to last 20 years. She was delivered from builders Lübecker Flender Werke in the spring of 1966, initially operating through the summer as Bergen Lines' Jupiter. At the end of the summer, she transferred to the Fred Olsen service from London to Las Palmas and Tenerife (and also Madeira in later years) as the Black Watch (2). This winter service carried large amounts of fruit, in addition to the cruise passengers. She was joined on this service in winter 1966 by sistership Black Prince - at this time wholly owned by Fred Olsen.

 

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard L1/SP.2356 of Black Watch, sold on board the ship.

Unusually for Dixon, this is a standard sized postcard.

 

 

 

 

 

Jupiter

(Fred Olsen-Bergen Line: Summers - 1975-1981)

 

From 1975, the summer services were operated under the joint title of Fred Olsen-Bergen Line. The funnel retained the Fred Olsen house flag throughout the year, but the three white bands of Bergen Line were added.

 

 

Photograph of Jupiter, in Fred Olsen-Bergen Line colours.

Photo: © Al Simpson, from the Balduin, 1980.

 

 

 

 

 

Jupiter

(DFDS charter: Summers - 1982-84)

 

In the early 1980s, DFDS was expanding its North Sea operations, and for the summers of 1982-84, they operated the Venus, and sistership Jupiter, under charter on Bergen-Newcastle and Bergen-Amsterdam routes. However, in 1985, the Bergen-Newcastle service was operated by Bergen-based Norway Line, who chartered the Venus. In 1986, the joint ownership agreement between Fred Olsen and Bergen Line came to an end. Jupiter passed to Bergen Line and was soon sold to Norway Line. Black Prince became wholly owned by Fred Olsen, and was completely refitted as a full-time cruise ship, re-entering service in 1987.

 

 

Postcard of the Jupiter, on charter to DFDS, issued by the Newspaper Kiosk, Tyne Commission Quay.

 

 

 

 

 

Jupiter

(Norway Line: 1986-90)

 

In the early 1980s, DFDS was expanding its North Sea operations, and for the summers of 1982-84, they operated the Venus, and sistership Jupiter, under charter on Bergen-Newcastle and Bergen-Amsterdam routes. However, in 1985, the Bergen-Newcastle service was operated by Bergen-based Norway Line, who chartered the Venus. In 1986, the joint ownership agreement between Fred Olsen and Bergen Line came to an end. Jupiter passed to Bergen Line and was soon sold to Norway Line. Sistership Black Prince became wholly owned by Fred Olsen, and was completely refitted as a full-time cruise ship, re-entering service in 1987. Norway Line used Jupiter on a Bergen-Stavanger-Newcastle route. In 1990, ownership of Norway Line passed to Color Line, and Jupiter received Color Line funnel colours, but she was sold to Marlines soon afterwards.

 

 

Official Norway Line postcard of Jupiter.

 

Chantry Classics postcard CC/S36 of Jupiter, at Douglas, Isle of Man.

Photograph by Albert Lowe.

 

Ramsey postcard 11 of Jupiter, with Color Line funnel colours.

 

 

 

 

 

Crown M (Marlines: 1990-2000)

Byblos (Marlines: 2000- )

 

In 1990, ownership of Norway Line passed to Color Line, but Jupiter was sold to Marlines soon afterwards and was renamed Crown M. She initially operated on a route Ancona-Patras-Heraklion-Rhodos-Limassol, later Ancona-Patras-Heraklion and Bari-Corfu-Igoumenitsa-Patras. Crown M was laid up in Eleusis Bay in 1997, and was renamed Byblos in 2000. Apart from a brief charter as a hotel ship in Genoa in 1991, she has remained laid up.

 

 

The ex-Jupiter of Fred Olsen/Bergen Line and Norway Line.

 

 

 

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