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SNCM-Ferryterranee
Page 2
These pages are devoted to postcards and photographs of the ferries built for the SNCM-Ferryterranee fleet since 1976 (SNCM = Societe National Corse-Mediterranee). Ships transferred into SNCM at its formation are shown
on this link
.
The table below
gives links to complete career histories of selected ships.
SNCM ships have received generous coverage from commercial postcard publishers, and it will be a substantial task to record all the cards that I have. Below the table I have added official SNCM cards of the ferries which were built for SNCM, which was formed in 1976. Additional pages are being added to show ships built for predecessors Fraissinet,
Cie Generale Transatlantique (CGT)
and
Cie Generale Transmediterraneee (CGTM)
, some of which were transferred into SNCM in 1976.
Sections on this Page:-
Conventional Car Ferries
Fast Ferries
Ro-Pax Ferries
Ships on this Page:-
Corse
- 1983-
Cyrnos
- 1979-1990 (renamed
Ile de Beaute
)
Danielle Casanova (1)
- 1989-2002 (renamed
Mediterranee
)
Danielle Casanova (2)
- 2002-
Esteril
- 1981-1997
Ile de Beaute
- 1990- (ex-
Cyrnos
)
Liberte
- 1980-2002
Mediterranee
- 2002- (ex-
Danielle Casanova (1)
)
Monte d'Oro
- 1991-
Monte Stello
- 1979-1996
Napoloen
- 1976-2002
Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1996-
NGV Aliso
- 1996-
NGV Asco
- 1996-2003
NGV Liamone
- 2000-
Paglia Orba
- 1994-
Pascal Paoli
- 2003-
Associated Pages:-
CGT - Mediterranean Services
CGT & CGTM - Car Ferries
SNCM Ferries transferred from CGTM
French Ocean Liner Postcards
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Table of Ship Histories
Name
Other Names
Built
Corse
1983
Danielle Casanova (1)
1989
Danielle Casanova (2)
2002
Monte d'Oro
1991
NGV Aliso
1996
NGV Asco
1996
NGV Liamone
2000
Pascal Paoli
2003
Passenger Car Ferries of SNCM-Ferryterranee
Napoleon
(SNCM: 1976-2002)
Napoleon,
the first SNCM superferry, was built in 1976 by Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes.
Napoleon,
carried 1903 passengers and 500 cars, and served between Marseille and Toulon to various Corsican ports. She received a major upgrading in 1988/89. In 2002, she was sold to
Comarit
and renamed
Berkane
, for service between Nador and Almeria.
Official SNCM postcard.
Official SNCM postcard.
Official SNCM postcard.
Cyrnos
(SNCM: 1979-1990)
Ile de Beaute
(SNCM: 1990- )
The
Cynos
of 1979 was built by Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes. She was lengthened from 138.65m to 159.05m, and renamed
Ile de Beaute
in 1990.
Official SNCM postcard of
Cyrnos
.
Official SNCM postcard of
Cyrnos
.
Official SNCM postcard of
Ile de Beaute
.
Official SNCM postcard of
Ile de Beaute
.
Liberté
(SNCM: 1979-2002)
Liberté
was built in 1980 by Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes. She was lengthened from 141.50m to 164.40m in 1991. In 2002,
Liberté
was sold to Comarit and renamed
Biladi
, for service between Sete and Tangier.
Official SNCM postcard of
Liberté
, before lengthening.
Official SNCM postcard, before lengthening.
Official SNCM postcard, before lengthening.
Liberte,
built in 1980, shown after lengthening.
Official SNCM postcard.
Esteril
(SNCM: 1981-1997)
Esteril,
built in 1981 by Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes. She was sold to Cenargo in 1997 and began operating as
Mistral
for Ferrymaroc between Nadir and Almeria.
Official SNCM postcard.
Official SNCM postcard.
Corse
(SNCM: 1983- )
Corse
was built in 1983 by Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes. She was 145m long, and carried 2198 passengers and 700 cars. Pielstick diesels of 27560 kW gave a speed of 23.5 knots.
Corse
received stability sponsons in 2001.
Additional photographs of this ship are available
on this link
.
Official SNCM postcard.
Official SNCM postcard.
Official SNCM postcard.
Danielle Casanova (1)
(SNCM: 1989-2002)
Mediterranee
(SNCM: 2002- )
Danielle Casanova,
built in 1989. She was renamed
Mediterranee
when the new
Danielle Casanova
was delivered in 2002, at which point she transferred from Corsican services to a Marseille-Tunis route.
Additional photographs of this ship are available
on this link
.
Official SNCM postcard.
Official SNCM postcard.
Official SNCM postcard.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1)
(SNCM: 1996- )
Napoleon Bonaparte,
built in 1996.
Official SNCM postcard.
Official SNCM postcard.
Danielle Casanova (2)
(SNCM: 2002- )
Danielle Casanova
was built by Fincantieri-Cant. Nav. Italiani S.p.A., Ancona for Société Nationale Maritime Corse Mediterranee (SNCM). She was delivered in June 2002, entering service between Marseille and Corsica the following month.
Danielle Casanova
had been intended to be named the
Mediterranée
, but was renamed shortly before delivery due to pressure from Corsica. The previous
Danielle Casanova
of 1989 was renamed
Mediterranée
to free the name.
Additional photographs are available
on this link
.
Official SNCM postcard.
La Corse postcard of
Daniel Casanova (2)
.
Photograph of
Daniel Casanova (2)
at Bastia.
Photo: © Gilles Corrieri.
Photograph of
Daniel Casanova (2)
at Bastia.
Photo: © Gilles Corrieri.
Fast Passenger Car Ferries of SNCM-Ferryterranee
NGV Asco