MV Moby Corse

MV Moby Corse
History
Name
  • 1978–2002: Dana Anglia
  • 2002–2006: Duke of Scandinavia
  • 2006–2009: Pont L'Abbé
  • 2009—present: Moby Corse
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
Ordered25 May 1975[1]
BuilderAalborg Værft, Ålborg, Denmark
Yard number210[1]
Laid down21 May 1976[1]
Launched21 June 1977[1]
Christened4 May 1978[1]
Acquired28 April 1978[1]
In service13 May 1978[1]
IdentificationIMO number: 7615414
StatusIn Service
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Tonnage
Length152.91 m (501 ft 8 in)
Beam24.19 m (79 ft 4 in)
Draught7.51 m (24 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Speed21 kn (39 km/h)
Capacity
  • 1370 passengers
  • 1249 passenger berths
  • 470 cars
  • 810 lanemeters
General characteristics (after 1993 & 2000 refits)[1]
Tonnage18,321 GT
Length152.91 m (501 ft 8 in)
Beam26.26 m (86 ft 2 in)
Draught6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Speed19.5 kn (36.1 km/h) (service speed)[3]
Capacity
  • 1120 passengers
  • 400 cars[3]
Crew120[3]

Moby Corse is a ferry owned and operated by Moby Lines. She was built at Aalborg Værft A/S in Denmark for DFDS Seaways as MV Dana Anglia and entered service with them in 1978. She sailed between Esbjerg, Denmark and Harwich, United Kingdom between 1978 and 2002 before being renamed MV Duke of Scandinavia for service between Copenhagen, Denmark and Gdańsk, Poland. She returned to the North Sea in 2003 to sail between Newcastle and IJmuiden.

In 2006 she was chartered by Brittany Ferries to replace the MV Val de Loire, renamed MV Pont L'Abbé. It was announced on 19 December 2007 that the vessel was sold to Brittany Ferries. Her final sailing between Plymouth and Roscoff was on 9 November 2008, after which she was laid up in Saint-Nazaire. In October 2009, the ship was sold to Moby Lines. She was renamed Moby Corse and started the new service from Toulon to Bastia on April 1, 2010.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Asklander, Micke. "M/S Dana Anglia (1978)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  2. ^ "Moby's fleet: Useful information on ships and ferries".
  3. ^ a b c "Pocket guide to on-board services Pont L'Abbé" (PDF) (in English and French). Brittany Ferries. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  4. ^ http://www.mobylines.com/landing/tolon-bastia.html[permanent dead link]