MS Pride of Winchester
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 Greece |
| Builder: | Aalborg Værft AS |
| Yard number: | 206 |
| Launched: | 1975 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 7358327 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 6,386 |
| Length: | 128.71 m |
| Beam: | 19.81 m |
| Draught: | 4.53 m |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
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The MS Pride of Winchester was built in 1975 for Townsend Thoresen. Her original name was Viking Viscount. European Ferries Group was purchased by P&O and became P&O European Ferries and the ship was renamed Pride of Winchester in 1989 and remained on the Portsmouth to Cherbourg route until 1994 when she was replaced by a bigger ship, the original Pride of Le Havre.
References
- Cowsill, Miles; Hendy, John (2007). Remembering the Thoresen Vikings: Townsend Thoresen trend setters. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications. ISBN 1871947731.
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