MV Duc de Normandie

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Duc de Normandie was a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries. MV Prinses Beatrix was built in 1978 by Verolme Shipyard, in Holland and worked for Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland. Brittany Ferries bought the ferry on 1 October 1985, and after chartering it for a year and renamed it Duc de Normandie, operating between Portsmouth and Ouistreham from 5 June 1986. The ferry sailed along side MV Reine Mathilde on its favoured route to Ouistreham.

Particular features of the Duc were a calvados still in the Alambic bar and a cider press at the wine bar.

Brittany Ferries sold the Duc in 2005 to TransEuropa Ferries, operating between Ramsgate and Ostend under the name MV Wisteria 2.

Naming history

Prinses Beatrix - SMZ: 1978-1985
Duc de Normandie - Brittany Ferries: 1985-2005
Wisteria 2 - TransEuropa Ferries: 2005-to the present

Statistics

Gross Tonnage: 9,367
Length: 131m
Beam: 22m
Speed: 21knots
Crew: -
Cars: 350
Passengers: 1500
Renovated: 1986 & 1992

External link

[Brittany Ferries Enthusiasts feature -Goodbye to the Duc]

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