Free Enterprise VII
Free Enterprise VII - Pride of Walmer - Pride of Rathlin - BSP III
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Townsend-Thoresen
ferry
Free Enterprise IV
.
Free Enterprise VII
was the fourth of five sisterships, which were initially named
Free Enterprise IV-VIII.
Individual pages on all eight
Free Enterprise
ships are available:-
FE I
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FE II
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FE III
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FE IV
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FE V
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FE VI
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FE VII
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FE VIII
Free Enterprise VII
was built in 1973 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland for the European Ferries Group.
Free Enterprise VII
was used on Townsend Thoresen services out of Dover to Calais, Zeebrugge and Boulogne. In 1985
Free Enterprise VII
was rebuilt by Schichau-Werft AG, Bremerhaven with an additional freight deck. The resulting design was one of the ugliest in history. In 1987, registered owners of
Free Enterprise VII
became P&O European Ferries, and she was renamed
Pride of Walmer
the following year.
Pride of Walmer
worked the Dover-Zeebrugge route until 1992, when she was transferred to the Cairnryan-Larne route and renamed
Pride of Rathlin
.
In 1996 she was sold to Indonesian owners and renamed
BSP III
.
Ships on this Page:-
Free Enterprise VII
- Townsend Thoresen: 1973-87
Free Enterprise VII
- P&O Ferries: 1987-88
Pride of Walmer
- P&O Ferries: 1988-92
Pride of Rathlin
- P&O Ferries: 1992-96
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Free Enterprise VII
Free Enterprise VII
(Townsend Thoresen: 1973-1987)
Free Enterprise VII
was built in 1973 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland for the European Ferries Group. She was used on Townsend Thoresen services out of Dover to Calais, Zeebrugge and Boulogne.
Free Enterprise VII
was the fourth of five sisterships, which were initially named
Free Enterprise IV-VIII.
In 1985
Free Enterprise VII
was rebuilt by Schichau-Werft AG, Bremerhaven with an additional freight deck. The resulting design was one of the ugliest in history. In 1987, registered owners of
Free Enterprise VII
became P&O European Ferries, and she was renamed
Pride of Walmer
the following year.
Photograph of
Free Enterprise V
in original light green, and Townsend Thoresen logos.
Photo: ©
FotoFlite
.
Photograph of
Free Enterprise VII
, in Townsend Thoresen orange and later white funnel logo.
Photo: ©
FotoFlite
.
Photograph of
Free Enterprise VII
, as rebuilt, in Townsend Thoresen orange and white funnel logo.
Photo: ©
FotoFlite
.
Free Enterprise VII
Pride of Walmer
Pride of Rathlin
(Townsend Thoresen: 1973-1987)
In 1987, registered owners of
Free Enterprise VII
became P&O European Ferries, and she was renamed
Pride of Walmer
the following year. She worked the Dover-Zeebrugge route until 1992, when she was transferred to the Cairnryan-Larne route and renamed
Pride of Rathlin.
In 1996 she was sold to Indonesian owners and renamed
BSP III
.
Photograph of
Free Enterprise VII
, as rebuilt, in Townsend Thoresen orange and P&O funnel colours.
Photo: ©
FotoFlite
.
Official P&O postcard of
Pride of Walmer.
Photograph of
Pride of Walmer.
Photo: ©
FotoFlite
.
Photograph of
Pride of Walmer.
Photo: © Micke Asklander.
Ferry Publications postcard 0106 of
Pride of Walmer.
Photo: © Miles Cowsill.
Chantry Classics postcard CC/S159 of
Pride of Walmer.
Photo: © Matthew Punter.
Chantry Classics postcard CC/S199 of
Pride of Rathlin.
Photo: © Gordon Hislip.
Ferry Publications postcard 409 of
Pride of Rathlin.
Photo: © P&O (FotoFlite?).
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