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Brittany Ferries
Truckline
These pages are devoted to postcards of Brittany Ferries.
The Table
below gives links to complete postcard history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table are official
postcards of the fleet
. A complete set of cards of the 2001 fleet has been issued, and these are all shown. The coverage is now being extended to earlier ships in the fleet.
Ships on This Page:-
Armorique (1)
(1976-1994)
Armorique (2)
(2009- )
Barfleur
(1992- )
Beauport
(1991-1993)
- to be added
Benodet
(1984-1985)
Bretagne
(1989- )
Cornouailles
(1977-1989)
- to be added
Cotentin
(2007- )
Coutances
(1978- )
Duc de Normandie
(1986-2005)
Duchesse Anne
(1988-1996)
Goelo
(1980-1982)
Kerisnel
(1972-1974)
- to be added
Mont St Michel
(2002- )
Normandie
(1992- )
Normandie Express
(2005- )
Penn-Ar-Bed
(1974-1984)
- to be added
Pont-Aven
(2004- )
Pont L'Abbé
(2006- )
Prince Of Brittany
(1980-1989)
- to be added
Reine Mathilde
(1989-1991)
- to be added
Quiberon
(1982-2002)
Tregastel
(1985-1991)
Val de Loire
(1992-2006)
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Table of Ship Histories
Name
Other names
Built
Barfleur
1992
Benodet
Apollo, Olau Kent, Gelting Nord, Corbiere
1970
Coutances
1978
Duc de Normandie
Prinses Beatrix
1978
Goelo
Stena Britannica, Viking 6, Sol Olympia, Moby Dream
1967
Mont St Michel
2002
Normandie
1992
Quiberon
Nils Dacke
1975
Val de Loire
Nils Holgersson, King of Scandinavia
1987
Brittany Ferries Fleet List
Kerisnel
(Brittany Ferries: 1972-1974)
to be added
Penn-Ar-Bed
(Brittany Ferries: 1974-1984)
to be added
Armorique
(Brittany Ferries: 1976-1994)
All Armorique images link to larger copies
Postcard of
Armorique
Armorique
leaving St Malo in 1975
Photo: ©1975 Ian Boyle
Armorique
leaving St Malo in 1975
Photo: ©1975 Ian Boyle
Cornouailles
(Brittany Ferries: 1977-1989)
to be added
Prince Of Brittany
(1980-1989)
Reine Mathilde
(1989-1991)
Beauport
(1991-1993)
to be added
Coutances
(Truckline/Brittany Ferries: 1978- )
Coutances
was built in 1978 by Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre for Truckline Ferries' Cherbourg-Poole service. Her sister ship was
Purbeck
. In 2004 she received full Brittany Ferries colours.
Complete history of Coutances
Coutances
leaving Cherbourg.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th April 2003.
Coutances
leaving Cherbourg in Truckline colours.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th April 2003.
Coutances
arrivinag at Poole in Brittany Ferries colours.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2006
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Coutances
arriving at Poole in Brittany Ferries colours.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2006
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Goelo
(Brittany Ferries charter: 1980-1982)
Goelo
was built as the
Stena Line
vessel
Stena Britannica
in 1967. Her career with Stena was short, and between 1968-74 she served as the
Wickershamn
. Sally bought her in 1974, and renamed her the
Viking 6
. She was used on the Stockholm-Helsinki route. Between 1980-82 she was chartered to Brittany Ferries as
Goelo
. She then served in the Mediterranean under various owners until 2001, when sold for scrap. A complete postcard history of this ship is available
on this link
.
Quiberon
(Brittany Ferries: 1982-2002)
Quiberon
was built as
Nils Dacke
for
Lion Ferry
in 1975, by Werft Nobiskrug GmbH, Rendsburg.
Nils Dacke
was chartered to Rederi Ab Öresund for use between
Malmö-Travemünde
, retaining a
Lion Ferry
crew. In 1976, the service became known as
Saga Line
, serving Helsingborg/Malmö-Travemünde. From 1980, the service was operated by
TT Saga Line
, between Malmö-Travemünde. In 1982,
Nils Dacke
was chartered to
Brittany Ferries
as the
Quiberon
between Plymouth-Santander Plymouth-Roscoff and Roscoff-Cork.
Quiberon
was purchased by
Brittany Ferries
two years later. She operated on various
Brittany Ferries
routes until 2002, when
Quiberon
finished her career between Portsmouth-Caen, whilst awaiting delivery of the delayed
Mont St Michel
.
Quiberon
was then sold to Linee Lauro, for use in the Mediterranean, initially Séte-Palma. Additional postcards and photos, including additional Brittany Ferries images, are available on the complete history of this ship
on this link
.
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Quiberon
.
Built 1975, acquired 1982.
Sold in 2002 on the arrival of
Mont St Michel
in the fleet.
Benodet
(Brittany Ferries charter: 1984-1985)
Apollo (II)
was the first of a series of six similar ships delivered to Viking Line partners by the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg (a further three ships were delivered to a Mexican company).
Apollo (II)
carried 1200 passengers and 260 cars. She served on the Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route, but was sold after only six years as traffic grew. She later served as
Olau Kent
(1976-80),
Gelting Nord
(1980-84),
Benodet
(1984-85),
and
Corbiere
(1985-90)
,
before returning to her original name of
Apollo
in 1990.
Brittany ferries chartered
Gelting Nord
from Nordisk Faergefart in 1984, and renamed her
Benodet
. In 1985 she was transferred to the Channel Island Ferries service from Portsmouth, and renamed
Corbiere
.
Brittany Ferries official postcard (published by Editions d'Art Jack, serial 9221) of
Benodet.
Editions d'Art Jos postcard 8.8453 of
Benodet
at Roscoff.
Editions d'Art Jos postcard 8.8465 of
Benodet
at Roscoff.
Tregastel
(Brittany Ferries: 1985-1991)
Tregastel
in Brittany Ferries colours.
Tregastel
in Brittany Ferries colours.
Tregastel
in Truckline colours.
Tregastel
in Truckline colours.
Duc de Normandie
(Brittany Ferries: 1986-2005)
Duc de Normandie
was built as the
Prinses Beatrix (2)
in 1978 by Verolme Scheepswerf Heusden B.V, Heusden, Holland, for
Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland (SMZ)
. She entered service between Hoek van Holland and Harwich. In October 1985, she was sold to Brittany Ferries, entering service as the
Duc de Normandie
in June 1986, having been chartered back to SMZ in the interim. She worked for Brittany Ferries on their Portsmouth-Caen route, until replaced by the
Mont St Michel
in 2002, when she moved to Roscoff-Plymouth.
Duc de Normandie
was withdrawn from regular
Brittany Ferries
services in September 2004, and was offered for sale. In November 2004 she moved to Gdansk, Poland for lay-up.
Complete history of
Duc de Normandie
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Duc de Normandie.
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Duc de Normandie.
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Duchesse Anne
(Brittany Ferries: 1988-1996)
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Duchesse Anne.
Bretagne
(Brittany Ferries: 1989- )
Bretagne
was built in 1989 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St Nazaire. She is 152.8 m long and 17760 gross tons.
Bretagne
carries 2056 passengers (1146 in berths), 367 cars and has 735 lanemeters for freight. She entered service between Plymouth and Santander. From 1993, the UK winter terminal was Portsmouth. Following the acquisition of
Val de Loire
,
Bretagne
was switched to the Portsmouth-St Malo route.
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Bretagne.
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Bretagne.
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Bretagne
on the Seine, 31st December 2006
Photo: © Philippe Brebant
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Bretagne
on the Seine, 31st December 2006
Photo: © Philippe Brebant
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Barfleur
(Truckline Ferries: 1992-99)
(Brittany Ferries: 1992- )
Barfleur
was built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Åbo, Finland in 1992, for the Truckline Ferries Cherbourg-Poole service. She is 157.6 m long, and 20133 gross tons.
Barfleur
carries 1212 passengers (268 berths) and 550 cars, and has 1530 lanemetres for freight. In 1999 she was transferred to the fleet of parent company Brittany Ferries.
Additional postcards and photographs of
Barfleur
are available
on this link
Official Truckline postcard of
Barfleur.
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Official Truckline postcard of
Barfleur.
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Postcard of
Barfleur
in Truckline service passing Sandbanks (Poole).
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Postcard of
Barfleur
in Truckline service passing Sandbanks (Poole).
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Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Barfleur.
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Barfleur.
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Normandie
(Brittany Ferries: 1992- )
Normandie
was built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Åbo, Finland in 1992, for the Brittany Ferries Caen-Portsmouth service. She is 161.4 m long, and 27541 gross tons.
Normandie
carries 2160 passengers (774 berths) and 680 cars, and has 1720 lanemetres for freight.
Additional postcards and photographs of
Normandie
are available
on this link
.
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Normandie.
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Normandie.
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Photograph by Ian Boyle of
Normandie
at Portsmouth on 04/04/2003.
Additional postcards and photographs of
Normandie
are available
on this link
.
Val de Loire
(Brittany Ferries: 1992-2006)
The
Val de Loire
was built as the
Nils Holgersson (4)
in 1987 by Schichau Seebeckswerft AG, Bremerhaven, for the
TT Line
Travemünde-Trelleborg route. Her sisters were the
Peter Pan (3)
,
Olau Britannia (2)
and
Olau Hollandia (2)
. In 1992 she was sold to SweFerry Ab, Trelleborg, remaining in
TT Line
service. In 1993 she was sold to Brittany Ferries, entering service as the
Val de Loire
after a major rebuilding in La Spezia. Her primary route is Plymouth-Santander, but she also serves Plymouth-Roscoff. In winter, the English port for the Santander service switched to Portsmouth.
Val de Loire
was sold to
DFDS
in 2006.
A complete history of this ship is available
on this link
.
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Val de Loire.
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Val de Loire.
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Mont St Michel
(Brittany Ferries: 2002- )
IMO number: 9238337 - Name of ship: MONT ST. MICHEL - Call Sign: FNMT
Gross tonnage: 35586 - Type of ship: Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship - Year of build: 2002 - Flag: France
Built by van der Giessen-de Noord B.V. - Krimpen a/d IJssel Yard/hull No.: 985
Built 2002 for the Portsmouth-Caen route.
More images of
Mont St Michel
Official postcard of
Mont St Michel
Postcard of
Mont St Michel
Photograph of
Mont St Michel
leaving Portsmouth on 19/04/2003
Additional photographs of
Mont St Michel
are available
on this link
.
Pont-Aven
(Brittany Ferries: 2004- )
Official Brittany Ferries postcard of
Pont-Aven.
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