MVAncona
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Builder | Lindholmens varv,Gothenburg,Sweden[1] |
Yard number | 1096[1] |
Launched | 3 March 1966[1] |
Completed | 1966 |
Acquired | 27 October 1966[1] |
Maiden voyage | 30 October 1966[1] |
In service | 10 November 1966[1] |
Out of service | 2010 |
Identification | IMO number:6608098[1] |
Fate | Scrapped atAlang,Indiain 2010. |
Notes | Beached for scrap on December 15, 2010. |
General characteristics (as built, 1966)[1] | |
Class and type | Saga-classferry |
Tonnage | |
Length | 141.20 m (463 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 20.90 m (68 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 5.34 m (17 ft 6 in) |
Installed power | 4 ×Pielstick-Lindholmen6PC2-2L400 diesels, combined 7,415 kW |
Propulsion | 2 propellers[2] |
Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
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General characteristics (asAncona,2003)[1] | |
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Notes | Otherwise the same as built |
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MSAnconawas a car-passengerferryowned byBlue Line Internationaland operated on it service linkingAnconain Italy toSplit, Croatia.She was built in 1966 byLindholmens varvinGothenburg,Sweden, forRederi AB SveaasMSSvea.[1]AsSvea,she was used on the joint Sweden–United Kingdom service operated byEllerman's Wilson Line,Swedish Lloydand Rederi AB Svea.[3]In 1969Sveawas sold to Swedish Lloyd and renamedMSHispania.In 1972, she was renamedMSSaga.In 1978, she was sold toMinoan Linesfollowing the closure of Swedish Lloyd's passenger services and renamedMSKnossos.In 1998, she passed toDiler Lines,becoming theirMSCaptain Zaman II.In 2003, she was sold to Blue Line and was renamedAncona.[1]She was sold for scrap in October 2010 and breaking up was commenced on 15 December 2010.
Concept and construction
[edit]In the mid-1960s, Rederi AB Svea], Swedish Lloyd and Ellerman's Wilson Line decided to establish a joint service between Sweden and the United Kingdom, appropriately named England–Sweden Line, abbreviated ELS.[3][4]Each participant company had a new ship built for the service; Rederi AB Svea and Swedish Lloyd opted to order two identical sister ships (MSSagaand MSSvea) fromLindholmens varvinGothenburg[1]and Ellerman's Wilson ordered a slightly smaller vessel (MSSpero) fromCammell LairdinBirkenhead.[5]Swedish Lloyd also ordered a third ship of theSaga/Sveadesign (MSPatricia) for its UK–Spainservice.[2]
All three ships built for the UK–Sweden service were based on an essentially traditional concept with subdued and luxurious interior fittings and without full-height car decks,[2][3]with a service speed of 18 knots (33.34 km/h; 20.71 mph).[1][5]Rederi AB Svea'sSveawaslaunched from drydockon 3 March 1966 and delivered to her owners on 27 October the same year.[1]
Service history
[edit]1966–1969: Rederi AB Svea
[edit]Following delivery to Rederi AB Svea,Sveasailed from Gothenburg to herport of registry,Stockholm.On 30 October 1966, she made an introductory cruise around theStockholm archipelago.Subsequently, she sailed back to Gothenburg and entered service on the Gothenburg–Hullroute on 10 November 1966,[1]running parallel to Ellerman's Wilson Line'sSpero,while Swedish Lloyd'sSagasailed on the Gothenburg–Tilburyroute.[6]
From early on, the ELS service faced fierce competition fromTor Line,which had also initiated a UK–Sweden service in 1966.[7]Unlike the ELS ships, Tor Line'sMSTor AngliaandMSTor Hollandiahad modern furnishings, full-height car decks and had a service speed of 22 knots (40.74 km/h; 25.32 mph).[3]Possibly due to the high level of competition, Rederi AB Svea decided to withdraw from the joint UK–Sweden service in March 1968, whenSveawas sold to Swedish Lloyd for a delivery in 1969.[1]
1969–1978: Swedish Lloyd
[edit]Swedish Lloyd took overSveaon 7 January 1969 when the ship arrived at theBurmeister & Wainshipyard for rebuilding for the UK–Spain service. In April 1969, she was renamedHispaniaand entered service on theSouthampton–Bilbaoroute, running parallel to her sister shipPatricia.On 29 November 1970,Hispaniawas moved to the Gothenburg–Tilbury service, running parallel toSaga.[1][6]During the off-season, Swedish Lloyd marketed round trips on their ships as four-day mini cruises,[2]makingHispaniaand her sister ships some of the firstcruiseferriesin the world.
Competition from Tor Line remained fierce on the line service and, in February 1972, the joint ELS service was radically cut down On 7 February, Swedish Lloyd soldSagatoStena Line,[8]andHispaniawas in turn renamedSaga.[1]On 25 February, Ellerman's Wilson Line withdrewSperofrom the service,[5]leavingSaga(ex-Svea) as the only ship of the England–Sweden Line.
In 1975–76, Tor Line introduced notably larger and faster sister vessels,MSTor BritanniaandMSTor Scandinavia,to the UK–Sweden service.[3]TheSagacould not compete with the more modern tonnage and, on 2 September 1977, Swedish Lloyd abandoned the Gothenburg–Tilbury service.[1]The Southampton–Bilbao service had been abandoned a month before,[9]and as a result bothSagaandPatriciawere laid up at Lindholmens varv in Gothenburg.[1]
1978–1998: Minoan Lines
[edit]In March 1978,Sagawas sold to the Greece-basedMinoan Lines.On 6 April 1978, she was renamedKnossosand subsequently entered service on Minoan LinesPiraeus–Heraklionroute. On 16 September 1980, the ship suffered an engine room fire while in Piraues.[1]In 1985, she again sailed parallel to one of her sister ships, when Minoan Lines acquiredFestos,ex-Saga.[6][8]
In 1988,Knossoswas moved to the Piraeus–Chaniaservice, where she remained until October 1995 when Minoan Lines decided to abandon the route.Knossoswas laid up until March 1996, when she started sailing on thePatras–Igoumenitsa–Corfu–Ancona service. In the following year, the service was shortened to Igoumenitsa–Corfu–Brindisi, with calls at Corfu omitted during the winter season.[1]
1998–2003: Diler Lines and Comanav
[edit]In February 1998,Knossos(as well asFestos) was sold toFerro Ferryboat & RoRo Transport.Knossoswas renamedCaptain Zaman IIandFestosbecameCaptain Zaman I.Both ships entered service on the Turkey-basedDiler Lines'Istanbul–Odessaroute. In August the same year, the route of the ships was altered intoBrindisi–Igoumenitsa.[1][8]During the summer seasons of 2001 and 2002,Captain Zaman IIwas chartered toComanavfor service betweenNadorandSètein France. Following the end of her 2002 charter to ComanavCaptain Zaman IIwas laid up atTuzla,Turkey.[1]
2003–2010: Blue Line
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On 17 January 2003,Captain Zaman IIwas sold to the Croatia-basedSEM Maritimefor service with its subsidiaryBlue Line International.[1][6]The ship was renamedAnconaand entered service on Blue Line's Ancona–Split service on 1 April 2003.[1]During the summer season, the service also included occasional calls atHvarandVis.[10]
Retirement
[edit]Anconawas withdrawn from service in 2010 due to the newSOLAS 2010regulations coming into effect.[11]Scrapping was commenced atAlang, India,on 15 December 2010.[12]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadAsklander, Micke."M/SSvea(1966) ".Fakta om Fartyg(in Swedish).Retrieved2009-03-01.
- ^abcdCartwright, Roger; Harvey, Clive (2004).Cruise Britannia - The Story of The British Cruise Ship.Stroud: The History Press. p. 201.ISBN978-0-7524-4443-7.
- ^abcdeBoyle, Ian."Swedish Lloyd".Simplon Postcards.Retrieved2009-03-01.
- ^"Svenska Lloyd / Rederi AB Thule".Kommandobryggan(in Swedish).Retrieved2009-03-05.
- ^abcAsklander, Micke."M/SSpero(1966) ".Fakta om Fartyg(in Swedish).Retrieved2009-03-01.
- ^abcdBoyle, Ian."Svea - Hispania - Saga - Knossos - Captain Zaman II - Ancona".Simplon Postcards.Retrieved2009-03-01.
- ^Boyle, Ian."Tor Line".Simplon Postcards.Retrieved2009-03-01.
- ^abcAsklander, Micke."M/SSaga(1966) ".Fakta om Fartyg(in Swedish).Retrieved2009-03-01.
- ^Asklander, Micke."M/SPatricia(1967) ".Fakta om Fartyg(in Swedish).Retrieved2009-03-01.
- ^"Timetable 2009"(PDF).Blue Line. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 19, 2009.Retrieved2009-03-01.
- ^Reinikainen, Kari (2009-02-28)."At least 7 old cruise ships face uncertain future due to SOLAS 2010".Cruise Business Online.Cruise Media Oy Ltd. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-03-06.Retrieved2009-03-01.
- ^"Ancona(6608098) ".Miramar Ship Index.Retrieved8 December2018.
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