Valencay (1965)


Status Broken up
IMO number
Type Passenger Ro-Ro ferry
Propulsion Motor ship
Built 1965 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Nantes, France, #E23
GRT 3433
Length 105.01 m
Beam 17.07 m
Draught 3.96 m
Max Psgr Capy 1200
Berth Capy 46
No. of Cabins
Vehicle Capacity 140 cars, 288 lane metres
History

1964-10-05: Keel laid.

1965-02-06: Launched.

1965-06-18: Arrived at Dieppe.

1965-06-21: Delivered to SNCF in Dieppe, France.

1965-07-13: Entered service on the Dieppe-Newhaven route.

1969: SNCF joined the Sealink partnership, and the ship was painted for Sealink.

1974: In fall, laid up; used occasionally as a reserve vessel for the Calais-Dover and Boulogne-Folkestone routes.

1975-11-26 to 1976-01-19: Served on the Calais-Folkestone route.

1977: Rebuilt. Bow door installed, and overhead clearance increased on parts of the car deck.

1978-02: Returned to service.

1984-09: Laid up in Calais.

1985: Sold to Strintzis Lines S. A., Piraeus, Greece and renamed Eptanisos.

1985: Entered service on the Rafina-Andros-Tinos-Mykonos route.

2000-05: Sold to Ventouris Ferries, Piraeus, Greece (Northern Med. Shipping Corp.) and renamed Pollux. Entered service between Bari and Durres.

2003-05: Reflagged to Panama and renamed Pollux I.

2003-11: Sold to an Indian breaker and renamed Nisma.



Sister Ships
Villandry (1965)

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