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- This page
is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Irish Ferries
Isle
of Innisfree,
which since October 2002 has been chartered to P&O Ferries
and renamed Pride
of Cherbourg (3).
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- Isle
of Innisfree was built for Irish Ferries in 1995 to operate
on the Holyhead-Dublin route. She was replaced by the larger
Isle
of Inishmore
in 1997, and then moved to the Rosslare-Pembroke Dock service.
Following the arrival of the Ulysses in 2001, Isle of Innisfree was laid up and made
available for sale or charter. She was chartered to P&O as
Pride
of Cherbourg (3) from October 2002. On 28th September 2004, it
was announced that Pride of Cherbourg (3) was to be laid
up or chartered out until mid-2007 when its charter expires.
Pride of Cherbourg (3) took a short charter with Stena Line between February and
June 2005 as Stena
Challenger,
for service between Karlskrona and Gdynia. She was then chartered
to Interislander for Cook Straits services in New Zealand as
Kaitaki, after travelling down
temporaily renamed Challenger.
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- Ship Names on this
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- Isle
of Innisfree - postcards
- Isle
of Innisfree - photos leaving Portsmouth 16/02/2002
- Pride
of Cherbourg - postcards
- Pride
of Cherbourg - photos arriving Portsmouth 16/02/2002
- Pride
of Cherbourg - photos leaving Portsmouth 16/02/2002
- Pride
of Cherbourg - photos leaving Portsmouth 17/02/2002
- Pride
of Cherbourg - photos leaving Portsmouth 04/04/2003
- Pride
of Cherbourg - photos arriving Portsmouth 02/05/2004 - photos in final P&O
colours!
- Stena
Challenger - Stena Line: 2005
- Challenger - Interislander: 2005-
- Kaitaki - Interislander: 2005-
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- Isle of Innisfree
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Ferries: 1995-2002)
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- Isle of
Innisfree
was built for Irish Ferries in 1995 to operate on the Holyhead-Dublin
route. She was replaced by the larger Isle of
Inishmore
in 1997, and then moved to the Rosslare-Pembroke Dock service.
Following the arrival of the Ulysses in 2001, Isle of
Innisfree was laid up and made available for sale or charter.
She was chartered to P&O as Pride of Cherbourg from October 2002.
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- Irish
Ferries official postcard of Isle of Innisfree.
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- Gordon Hislip Ferrycards (Serial: 21) of Isle
of Innisfree, used initially on the Holyhead-Dublin route.
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- A
Ferry Publications postcard (no serial number), of Isle of
Innisfree.
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photograph is by FotoFlite.
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- Pembrokeshire
Eye postcard (serial E226), of Isle of Innisfree.
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the same photograph as the card above, by FotoFlite, is used.
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- Isle of Innisfree
- On
berthing trials, June 2002
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- Isle
of Innisfree
visited Cherbourg on 5th June 2002 for berthing trials, and is
shown arriving off Cherbourg in this photo by Ian Boyle.
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6th June she proceeded to Portsmouth for trials there.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Isle
of Innisfree
visited Portsmouth on 6th June 2002 for berthing trials, before
proceeding for refit and repainting as Pride of Cherbourg.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Pride of Cherbourg
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Ferries: 2002- )
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- Pride
of Cherbourg Postcards
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- Chantry Classics postcard CC/S330 of
Pride of Cherbourg (3).
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believe this is the first postcard issued of Pride of Cherbourg
(3).
- Photograph:
© Ian Boyle, Portsmouth, 04/04/2003.
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- Official
P&O postcard of Pride of Cherbourg (3) in new livery
issued shortly before her withdrawal was announced.
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- Pride of Cherbourg
- Arriving
Portsmouth on 16/11/2002
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- Pride
of Cherbourg
is seen arriving Portsmouth 16/11/2002 on the morning sailing
from Cherbourg. She sounded like a paddlesteamer since her screws
protruded above the water line.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Pride of Cherbourg
- Leaving
Portsmouth on 16/11/2002
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Pride of Cherbourg
- Leaving
Portsmouth on 17/11/2002
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Pride of Cherbourg
- Leaving
Portsmouth on 04/04/2003
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- Note
that the web address has been painted out on the side in preparation
for the new POferries.com address.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Pride of Cherbourg
- Arriving
Portsmouth on 02/05/2004
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- Pride
of Cherbourg (3)
arriving Portsmouth on 02/05/2004. She received the new P&O
colour scheme at 2004 refit. On 28th September 2004, it was announced
that Pride of Cherbourg (3) was to be laid up or chartered
out until mid-2007 when its charter expires. Pride of Cherbourg
(3) took a short charter with Stena Line between February and June 2005 as Stena Challenger, for service between
Karlskrona and Gdynia. She was then chartered to Interislander
for Cook Straits services in New Zealand as Kaitaki. after travelling down
temporaily renamed Challenger.
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- Pride
of Cherbourg
arriving Portsmouth on 02/05/2004.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Photo:
© Ian Boyle.
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- Stena Challenger
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Line: 2005)
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- On 28th September
2004, it was announced that Pride of Cherbourg (3) was
to be laid up or chartered out until mid-2007 when its charter
expires. Pride of Cherbourg (3) took a short charter with
Stena
Line
between February and June 2005 as Stena Challenger, for
service between Karlskrona and Gdynia. She was then chartered
to Interislander for Cook Straits services in New Zealand as
Kaitaki. after travelling down
temporaily renamed Challenger.
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- Photograph
of Stena Challenger.
- Photo:
© Jakub Bogucki/Green Ship - Scan: Fakta
om Fartyg.
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- Photograph
of Stena Challenger.
- Photo:
© Jakub Bogucki/Green Ship - Scan: Fakta
om Fartyg.
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- Photograph
of Stena Challenger.
- Photo:
© Jakub Bogucki/Green Ship - Scan: Fakta
om Fartyg.
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- Photograph
of Stena Challenger at Gdynia, 15/05/2005.
- Photo:
© Mariusz Petkowicz - Scan: Fakta om
Fartyg.
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