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Tipperary
Puma - Tipperary - Norcape
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the ferry
Tipperary
, in 2005 running as
Norcape
for P&O. Her sister was the Pandoro ferry
Ibex
, later
Norsea (1)
,
Norsky (2)
,
European Envoy
and
Envoy
.
Tipperary
was built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd for P&O Ferries, intended name being
Puma
. She was chartered to
B+I Line
as
Tipperary
for use between Liverpool-Dublin. In 1988 she was sold to
North Sea Ferries
for use as
Norcape
between Europort-Ipswich and Hull-Zeebrugge. In 1996 registered owners became
P&O North Sea Ferries
.
IMO number : 7716086
Name of ship : NORCAPE
Call Sign : PGJL
Gross tonnage : 14087
Type of ship : Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1979
Flag : Netherlands
Ships on this Page:-
Tipperary
- B+I Line: 1979-1989
Norcape (2)
- North Sea Ferries/P&O Ferries: 1989-
2008 Images
2009 Images
Associated Pages:-
P&O Ferries
- P&O Ferries Header Page
B+I Line
North Sea Ferries
P&O Tilbury
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References:-
The B&I Line:
by Hazel P.Smyth
- Gill & Macmillan 1984
Across the Irish Sea:
by Robert Sinclair
- Conway Maritime 1990
Irish Passenger Steamship Services - Volumes 1 & 2:
by D.B.McNeil
- David & Charles 1969
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Tipperary
(B+I: 1979-1989)
Tipperary
was built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd for P&O Ferries, intended name being
Puma
. She was chartered to
B&I Line
as
Tipperary
for use between Liverpool-Dublin. In 1988 she was sold to
North Sea Ferries
for use as
Norcape
between Europort-Ipswich and Hull-Zeebrugge. In 1996 registered owners became
P&O North Sea Ferries
. Her sister was the
Ibex
of Pandoro.
Real photographic aerial card of
Tipperary
.
Real photographic card of
Tipperary
at Fleetwood.
Real photographic card of
Tipperary
at Fleetwood.
Real photographic card of
Tipperary
at Fleetwood.
Real photographic card of
Tipperary
at Fleetwood.
Norcape (2)
(P&O: 1988- )
Norcape (2)
was built in 1979 by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Tamano, Japan for P&O Ferries. Her intended name was
Puma
, but she was chartered to
B&I Line
for the joint B&I/Pandoro Liverpool-Dublin service and named
Tipperary
. In 1988 she was sold to Norcape Shipping B.V., Rotterdam, Holland, and renamed
Norcape
for service with North Sea Ferries between Europort-Ipswich. In 1995 she switched to Zeebrugge-Hull. In 1996 registered owners became P&O North Sea Ferries. Following the withdrawal of the
Ferryways
service from Tilbury to Ostend, on their takeover by
Cobelfret
, P&O intruduced a new
Tilbury-Zeebrugge
route. Initially served by the
Calibur
and
Hoburgen
, the latter was replaced by
Norcape
in May 2008.
Simplon Postcards
sp1107 (issued July 1992) of
Norcape.
Photo: © Wil Moojen.
Chantry Classics
CC/S249 of
Norcape.
Photo: © Dieter Streich.
Photograph of
Norcape (2)
at Zeebrugge.
Photo: © Dieter Pots, 05/10/2003 - Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
Photograph of
Norcape (2)
at Rotterdam.
Photo: © Frank Lose, 05/05/2005 - Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
Photograph of
Norcape (2)
at Rotterdam.
Photo: © Frank Lose, 05/05/2005 - Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
2008 Images
Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th June 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th June 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th June 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th June 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th June 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th June 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th June 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th June 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th July 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th July 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th July 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th July 2008
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th July 2008
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2009 Images
Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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Norcape
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th February 2009
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