MS GNV Antares

	Pride of Bruges in the Port of Zeebrugge
History
Name	Norsun (1987-2003); Pride of Bruges (2003-2020); GNV Antares (2021-)
Owner	Nedlloyd (1987-1996); P&O Ferries (1996-2021); Grandi Navi Veloci (2021-)
Operator	North Sea Ferries (1987-1996); P&O Ferries (1996-2021); Grandi Navi Veloci (2021-)
Port of registry	1987-2021: Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2021: Limassol, Cyprus; 2021-present: Napoli, Italy;
Route	Hull-Rotterdam (1987-2002); Hull-Zeebrugge (2002-2020); Naples-Palermo (2021 onwards);
Builder	NKK, Japan
Yard number	1033
Launched	August 1986
Maiden voyage	May 1987
Out of service	25 January 2021
Identification	IMO number: 8503797; MMSI number: 24743570;
Status	In Service
General characteristics
Tonnage	31,598 GT
Length	179.35 m (588 ft 5 in)
Beam	25.09 m (82 ft 4 in)
Draught	6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Installed power	2 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 9ZAL40; 2 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 6ZAL40;
Propulsion	2 × controllable pitch propellers; 2 × bow thrusters;
Speed	19 kn (35 km/h)
Capacity	930 passengers; 850 cars;

MS GNV Antares, originally the MS Norsun and then MS Pride of Bruges, is a ship operated by Grandi Navi Veloci.

History
Pride of Bruges in the Port of Zeebrugge
Name	Norsun (1987-2003) Pride of Bruges (2003-2020) GNV Antares (2021-)
Owner	Nedlloyd (1987-1996) P&O Ferries (1996-2021) Grandi Navi Veloci (2021-)
Operator	North Sea Ferries (1987-1996) P&O Ferries (1996-2021) Grandi Navi Veloci (2021-)
Port of registry	1987-2021: Rotterdam, Netherlands 2021: Limassol, Cyprus 2021-present: Napoli, Italy
Route	Hull-Rotterdam (1987-2002) Hull-Zeebrugge (2002-2020) Naples-Palermo (2021 onwards)
Builder	NKK, Japan
Yard number	1033
Launched	August 1986
Maiden voyage	May 1987
Out of service	25 January 2021
Identification	IMO number: 8503797 MMSI number: 24743570
Status	In Service
General characteristics ^[1]
Tonnage	31,598 GT
Length	179.35 m (588 ft 5 in)
Beam	25.09 m (82 ft 4 in)
Draught	6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Installed power	2 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 9ZAL40 2 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 6ZAL40
Propulsion	2 × controllable pitch propellers 2 × bow thrusters
Speed	19 kn (35 km/h)
Capacity	930 passengers 850 cars