Free Enterprise II - Moby Blu - Townsend Thoresen Ferry Photographs



This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Townsend ferry Free Enterprise II. Individual pages on all eight Free Enterprise ships are available:- FE I - FE II - FE III - FE IV - FE V - FE VI - FE VII - FE VIII

Free Enterprise II was built in 1965 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland, for Townsend Brothers Ferries' Dover-Calais service. From 1966 she also operated Dover-Zeebrugge. In 1968, ownership passed to Townsend Thoresen. Between 1970 and 1974 Free Enterprise II served on the Southampton-Cherbourg route during the summers. Final service at Dover was in the spring of 1980, after which she had a charter to Sealink. She spent the summer on Portsmouth-Cherbourg before being laid up in Southampton. She was sold in 1982 to become the first large ferry in the NAVARMA/Moby fleet as Moby Blu. Moby Blu introduced the distinctive livery and naming system to the Moby fleet. NAVARMA originally used her on routes to Corsica, but in recent years Moby Blu has served on the Piombino-Elba route. She was sold for breaking up in India in 2004.


Ships on this Page:-
Free Enterprise II - Townsend Car Ferries: 1965-1968
Free Enterprise II - Townsend Thoresen: 1968-1982
Moby Blu - NAVARMA/Moby Line: 1982-2004

Associated Pages:-
Moby Lines
P&O Ferries
Thoresen Car Ferries
Townsend Brothers Ferries
Townsend-Thoresen
Ferry Postcards
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page

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Free Enterprise II was built in 1965 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland, for Townsend Brothers Ferries' Dover-Calais service. From 1966 she also operated Dover-Zeebrugge. In 1968, ownership passed to Townsend Thoresen. J.Arthur Dixon postcard (no serial number) of Free Enterprise II. Duncan postcard of Free Enterprise II. IRIS postcard of Free Enterprise II at Calais. Estel postcard of Free Enterprise II at Calais. Free Enterprise II (Townsend-Thoresen: 1968-82)
Free Enterprise II was built in 1965 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland, for Townsend Brothers Ferries' Dover-Calais service. From 1966 she also operated Dover-Zeebrugge. In 1968, ownership passed to Townsend Thoresen. Between 1970 and 1974 Free Enterprise II served on the Southampton-Cherbourg route during the summers. Final service at Dover was in the spring of 1980, after which she had a charter to Sealink. She spent the summer on Portsmouth-Cherbourg before being laid up in Southampton. She was sold in 1982 to become the first large ferry in the NAVARMA/Moby fleet as Moby Blu. Official postcard of Free Enterprise II (in original Townsend Thoresen colours). Duncan postcard of Free Enterprise II (in Townsend Thoresen orange). Moby Blu (Moby Lines: 1982-2004)
Moby Blu was the first large ferry in the NAVARMA/Moby Lines fleet when purchased from Townsend-Thoresen in 1982. Moby Blu introduced the distinctive livery and naming system to the fleet. NAVARMA originally used her on routes to Corsica, but in recent years Moby Blu has served on the Piombino-Elba route. Moby Blu remains in the 2001 Moby Lines fleet, but is available for sale and is not due to operate on Elba sailings (reduced from a four to three ship service). She was sold for scrap in India in 2004.
Editions "U Segnu", of Ajaccio, postcard serial 647 of Moby Blu. Simplon Postcards sp1012, photographed at Bastia, Corsica in 1986 by Mike Tedstone. Note NAV.AR.MA lettering. Simplon Postcards sp1253 of Moby Blu, photographed by Mike Louagie. Note MOBY Lines lettering. Simplon Photographs issue isp1002 Moby Blu shown off Portoferraio (Elba) in August 2000 by Ian Boyle. At that time, Moby Blu was the last Moby vessel on Elba services without the additional hull 'artwork'. She was subsequently offered for sale, and did not operate in 2001. Moby Blu arriving at Portoferraio, Elba Moby Blu on passage from Piombino to Portoferraio, Elba Moby Lines - P&O Ferries - Thoresen Car Ferries - Townsend Brothers Ferries - Townsend-Thoresen Ferry Postcards - Cruise Ship Postcards - Ocean Liner Postcards
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