Viking Valiant
Viking Valiant - Pride of Le Havre - Pride of Cherbourg (2) - Pride of Al Salam 1 - Nador
 
Page 2: Photographs
 
 
This page is second page devoted to the Townsend-Thoresen ferry Viking Valiant. This page shows my photographs taken throughout the ship's life. Viking Valiant was the second of four sisterships, which were known as the "Super Vikings". I travelled on and photographed the Super Vikings regularly since their delivery in the mid-1970s, and will add my photographs over a period of time. Individual pages on all Super Viking ships are available:- Viking Venturer - Viking Valiant - Viking Voyager - Viking Viscount
 
Viking Valiant was built in 1975 by Aalborgs Værft A/S, Ålborg, Denmark, and initially served between Felixstowe-Zeebrugge. She was transferred to the South Coast in 1976 for routes from Southampton to Le Havre and Cherbourg. The UK port later transferred to Portsmouth. In 1985 Viking Valiant was substantially rebuilt with an extra vehicle deck by Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven, creating one of the ugliest ships of all time. In December 1987, ownership passed to P&O European Ferries, and in 1989 she was renamed Pride of Le Havre. In 1994 her route was transferred to Portsmouth-Cherbourg, and she was renamed Pride of Cherbourg (2). Her last day in service at Portsmouth was 17th September 2002. She was replaced by the new Pride of Cherbourg (3) (ex-Isle of Innisfree), and was briefly renamed Pride of Cherbourg A until sold to El Salam Maritime as the Pride of El Salam 1. During the summer of 2003, Pride of El Salam 1 was chartered to COMANAV for service between Almeira-Nador. She repeated this in 2004, being renamed Nador.
 
 
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Viking Valiant - Photos taken 1986
Pride of Cherbourg (2) - Photos taken 4th/5th/6th June 2002
Deck Photos - Photos on board from 5th June 2002
 
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Photographs - this page
 
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Viking Valiant
 
 
Viking Valinat arriving at Portsmouth in 1986.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Viking Valinat arriving at Portsmouth in 1986.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Viking Valinat arriving at Portsmouth in 1986.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Viking Valinat arriving at Portsmouth in 1986.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pride of Cherbourg (2)
4th/5th/6th June 2002
 
 
Pride of Cherbourg (2) arriving at Portsmouth, 4th June 2002.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Pride of Cherbourg (2) arriving at Portsmouth, 4th June 2002.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Pride of Cherbourg (2) arriving at Portsmouth, 4th June 2002.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Pride of Cherbourg (2) leaving Portsmouth, 4th June 2002.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Pride of Cherbourg (2) leaving Portsmouth, 6th June 2002.
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Pride of Cherbourg (2) leaving Portsmouth, 6th June 2002.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Pride of Cherbourg (2) leaving Portsmouth, 6th June 2002.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
 
 
 
 
Deck Photographs
5th June 2002
 
 
On board Pride of Cherbourg (2), 5th June 2002.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
On board Pride of Cherbourg (2), 5th June 2002.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
On board Pride of Cherbourg (2), 5th June 2002.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
On board Pride of Cherbourg (2), 5th June 2002.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Aalborg Verft builders plate on Pride of Cherbourg (2), 5th June 2002.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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