MS Pride of Winchester
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History |
Name: |
- Viking Viscount (1975 - 1989)
- Pride of Winchester (1989 - 1995)
- Vitsentzos Kornaros (1995 - Present)
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Owner: |
- European Ferries (1975 - 1987)
- P&O Ferries (1987 - 1995)
- Lasithiotiki (1995 - Present)
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Port of registry: |
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 |
Capacity: |
- 1,100 passengers
- 260 cars
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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.
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| | | | 1,2,3 - Denotes order in which different vessels carried the name |
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| | | 123 - Denotes order in which different vessels carried the name F - Requisitioned by MoD for Falklands War S - Capsized/Sunk |
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