MV Saint Germain (1951)

History
Name	Saint Germain (1951–88); Germain (1988);
Owner	SNCF (1951–88)
Operator	(1951–62); Townsend Thoresen (1962); (1962–88);
Port of registry	Dunkerque, France
Route	see text
Builder	Helsingør Skibs og Maskinbyggeri
Yard number	303
Launched	5 April 1951
Maiden voyage	28 July 1951
Out of service	16 May 1988
Identification	Call sign FNXF; IMO number: 5305895;
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Train ferry
Tonnage	3,492 GRT; 1,299 NRT;
Length	115.80 metres (379 ft 11 in)
Beam	18.60 metres (61 ft 0 in)
Draught	4.1 metres (13 ft 5 in)
Installed power	2 diesel engines by builder, 4,490 kilowatts (6,020 hp)
Propulsion	2 screw propellers
Speed	18.0 knots (33.3 km/h)
Capacity	36 sleeping cars and 2 PMVs or 36 railway wagons or 160 motor cars.; 850 passengers (1951–76), 1,000 passengers (1976–85);

Saint Germain was a 3,492 GRT train ferry which was built in 1951 by Helsingør Skibs og Maskinbyggeri for SNCF. She served until 1988 when she was withdrawn from service and scrapped.

History

Name	Saint Germain (1951–88) Germain (1988)
Owner	SNCF (1951–88)
Operator	(1951–62) Townsend Thoresen (1962) (1962–88)
Port of registry	Dunkerque, France
Route	see text
Builder	Helsingør Skibs og Maskinbyggeri
Yard number	303
Launched	5 April 1951
Maiden voyage	28 July 1951
Out of service	16 May 1988
Identification	Call sign FNXF IMO number: 5305895
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Train ferry
Tonnage	3,492 GRT 1,299 NRT
Length	115.80 metres (379 ft 11 in)
Beam	18.60 metres (61 ft 0 in)
Draught	4.1 metres (13 ft 5 in)
Installed power	2 diesel engines by builder, 4,490 kilowatts (6,020 hp)
Propulsion	2 screw propellers
Speed	18.0 knots (33.3 km/h)
Capacity	36 sleeping cars and 2 PMVs or 36 railway wagons or 160 motor cars. 850 passengers (1951–76), 1,000 passengers (1976–85)