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Free Enterprise VIII

Free Enterprise VIII - Pride of Canterbury - Romilda

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Townsend-Thoresen ferry Free Enterprise VIII. Free Enterprise VIII was the last of five sisterships, which were initially named Free Enterprise IV-VIII. 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 VIII was built in 1974 by Verolme Scheepswerf BV, Alblasserdam, Holland, for the European Ferries Group. She was used on Townsend-Thoresen services out of Dover to Zeebrugge. In 1987, registered owners of Free Enterprise VIII became P&O European Ferries, and she was renamed Pride of Canterbury the following year. She worked the Dover-Boulogne route until 1993, when she was sold to GA Ferries, Piraeus, and renamed Romilda.

 

 

Ship Names on this Page:-

Free Enterprise VIII - Townsend Thoresen: 1969-87

Free Enterprise VIII - P&O Ferries: 1987-88

Pride of Canterbury - P&O Ferries: 1988-93

Romilda - GA Ferries: 1993-

 

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Free Enterprise VIII

Free Enterprise VIII - Pride of Canterbury - Romilda

 

 

 

Free Enterprise VIII

(Townsend Thoresen: 1974-1987)

 

Free Enterprise VIII was built in 1974 by Verolme Scheepswerf BV, Alblasserdam, Holland, for the European Ferries Group. She was used on Townsend Thoresen services out of Dover to Zeebrugge. Free Enterprise VIII was the last of five sisterships, which were initially named Free Enterprise IV-VIII. In 1987, registered owners of Free Enterprise VIII became P&O European Ferries, and she was renamed Pride of Canterbury the following year.

 

 

Photograph of Free Enterprise VIII, in short-lived blue/green Townsend Thoresen colours (used 1974-76).

Free Enterprise VIII was the only sister delivered too late to receive the pale green hull.

 

 

Cromo postcard 106/5 of Free Enterprise VIII, at Zeebrugge.

 

 

Enlarged image from the postcard of Free Enterprise VIII shown above.

 

 

Official Townsend Thoresen postcard of Free Enterprise VIII.

Photo Precision R5993.

 

 

Photograph of Free Enterprise VIII, in Townsend Thoresen orange and early red funnel logo.

Photo: © FotoFlite.

 

 

J.Vd.B. postcard 121/7 of Free Enterprise VIII.

 

 

Photograph of Free Enterprise VIII, in Townsend Thoresen orange and later white funnel logo.

Photo: © FotoFlite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free Enterprise VIII

Pride of Canterbury

(P&O Ferries: 1987-1993)

 

In 1987, registered owners of Free Enterprise VIII became P&O European Ferries, and she was renamed Pride of Canterbury the following year. She worked the Dover-Boulogne route until 1993, when she was sold to GA Ferries, Piraeus, and renamed Romilda.

 

 

Photograph of Free Enterprise VIII, in Townsend Thoresen orange and P&O funnel colours.

Photo: © FotoFlite.

 

 

Official P&O postcard of Pride of Canterbury, in P&O colours.

Photo: © FotoFlite.

 

 

Photograph of Pride of Canterbury, in P&O colours.

Photo: © FotoFlite.

 

 

Ferry Publications postcard 0108 of Pride of Canterbury, at Boulogne.

Photo: © John Hendy.

 

 

Simplon Postcards release sp1104 (issued July 1992) of Pride of Canterbury, at Dover.

Photo: © Mike Tedstone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Romilda

(GA Ferries: 1993- )

 

In 1987, registered owners of Free Enterprise VIII became P&O European Ferries, and she was renamed Pride of Canterbury the following year. She worked the Dover-Boulogne route until 1993, when she was sold to GA Ferries, Piraeus, and renamed Romilda.

 

 

Ramsey Postcards 114 of Romilda (2).

Photo: © Philip Cone.

 

 

Photograph of Romilda (2).

Photo: © Oliver Heard - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg

 

 

Romilda (2) at Port Athinios (Santorini)

Photo: © Sergio de Luyk, 28th August, 2008

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Romilda (2) at Port Athinios (Santorini)

Photo: © Sergio de Luyk, 28th August, 2008

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Romilda (2) at Port Athinios (Santorini)

Photo: © Sergio de Luyk, 28th August, 2008

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Romilda (2) at Port Athinios (Santorini)

Photo: © Sergio de Luyk, 28th August, 2008

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Romilda (2) at Anafi

Photo: © Sergio de Luyk, 6th September, 2008

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Romilda (2) at Anafi

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Romilda (2) at Anafi

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Romilda (2) at Anafi

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Romilda (2) at Anafi

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Romilda (2) at Anafi

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Romilda (2) at Anafi

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