Free Enterprise V
Free Enterprise V - Pride of Hythe - Laburnum - Tadla
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Townsend-Thoresen ferry Free Enterprise V. Individual pages on all the Free Enterprise ships are available:- FE I - FE II - FE III - FE IV - FE V - FE VI - FE VII - FE VIII
 
Free Enterprise V was built in 1970 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland for the European Ferries Group. Although delivered after the formation of Townsend Thoresen, Free Enterprise V originally operated in standard Townsend colours. Free Enterprise V was used on Townsend Thoresen services out of Dover to Calais, Zeebrugge and Boulogne. Free Enterprise V was the second of five sisterships, named Free Enterprise IV-VIII. In 1982 Free Enterprise V was transferred to the Portsmouth-Cherbourg route route, remaining there until 1987 when she reverted back to Dover. In 1987, registered owners of Free Enterprise V became P&O European Ferries, and she was renamed Pride of Hythe the following year. Pride of Hythe worked the Dover-Boulogne route until 1993, when she was sold to Trans Europa Ferries (TEF) as the Laburnum. Laburnum operated for TEF and various charterers on Mediterranean routes and TEF's Oostende-Ramsgate freight service until 2003, when she was chartered to Comanov, who renamed her Tadla.
 
 
Ship Names on this Page:-
Free Enterprise V - Townsend Thoresen: 1970-87
Free Enterprise V - P&O Ferries: 1987-88
Pride of Hythe - P&O Ferries: 1988-93
Laburnum - Trans Europa Ferries: 1993-
Tadla - Comanov: 2003-
 
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Free Enterprise V
 
Free Enterprise V
(Townsend Thoresen: 1970-1987)
 
Free Enterprise V was built in 1970 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland for the European Ferries Group. Although delivered after the formation of Townsend Thoresen, she originally operated in standard Townsend colours. She was used on Townsend Thoresen services out of Dover to Calais, Zeebrugge and Boulogne. Free Enterprise V was the second of five sisterships, named Free Enterprise IV-VIII. In 1982 Free Enterprise V was transferred to the Portsmouth-Cherbourg route route, remaining there until 1987 when she reverted back to Dover. In 1987, registered owners of Free Enterprise V became P&O European Ferries, and she was renamed Pride of Hythe the following year.
 
 
Official postcard of Free Enterprise V, as originally delivered in Townsend colours.
The ship is actually Free Enterprise IV.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
Photograph of Free Enterprise V in original Townsend colours.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
IRIS postcard of Free Enterprise V, at Zeebrugge.
 
Van Mieghem (Oostende) postcard of Free Enterprise V, at Zeebrugge.
 
Photograph of Free Enterprise V, in short-lived blue/green Townsend Thoresen colours (used 1974-76).
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
Photograph of Free Enterprise V, in short-lived blue/green Townsend Thoresen colours.
Photo: © FotoFlite (a variation of the image above).
 
Artaud postcard XR153 of Free Enterprise V, at Calais.
 
Photograph of Free Enterprise V, in Townsend Thoresen orange and early red funnel logo.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
Simplon Postcards release of Free Enterprise V, in orange Townsend Thoresen colours and early red funnel logo.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Portsmouth.
 
Photograph of Free Enterprise V, in Townsend Thoresen orange and later white funnel logo.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
 
 
 
 
Free Enterprise V
Pride of Hythe
(P&O: 1987-1993)
 
In 1987, registered owners of Free Enterprise V became P&O European Ferries, and she was renamed Pride of Hythe the following year. She worked the Dover-Boulogne route until 1993, when she was sold to Trans Europa Ferries (TEF) as the Laburnum.
 
 
Photograph of Free Enterprise V in Townsend Thoresen orange and P&O funnel.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
P&O official postcard of Pride of Hythe.
 
Photograph of Pride of Hythe.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
Ferry Publications postcard 0107 of Pride of Hythe at Boulogne.
Photo: © John Hendy.
 
Simplon Postcards release sp1103 (issued July 1992) of Pride of Hythe. at Dover.
Photo: © Mike Louagie.
 
Chantry Classics postcard CC/S186 of Pride of Hythe. at Dover.
Photo: Mike Louagie (same image as card above).
 
 
 
 
 
Laburnum
(Trans Europa Ferries: 1993- )
 
Pride of Hythe worked the Dover-Boulogne route until 1993, when she was sold to Trans Europa Ferries (TEF) as the Laburnum. Laburnum operated for TEF and various charterers on Mediterranean routes and TEF's Oostende-Ramsgate freight service until 2003, when she was chartered to Comanov, who renamed her Tadla.
 
 
Tropic postcard T357 of Laburnum.
Photo: Photo: © Yvan Broux.
 
Photograph of Laburnum.
Photo: © Rob De Visser - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Laburnum.
Photo: © Andreas Wörteler - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
 
Tadla
(COMANOV charter: 2003- )
 
Pride of Hythe worked the Dover-Boulogne route until 1993, when she was sold to Trans Europa Ferries (TEF) as the Laburnum. Laburnum operated for TEF and various charterers on Mediterranean routes and TEF's Oostende-Ramsgate freight service until 2003, when she was chartered to Comanov, who renamed her Tadla.
 
 
Photograph of Tadla.
Photo: © Egidio Ferrighi - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
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