Ordered 25 May 1975 Length 153 m Launched 21 June 1977 | Yard number 210 Construction started 21 May 1976 Beam 26 m | |
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Name 1978—2002 Dana Anglia2002—2006 Duke of Scandinavia2006—2009 Pont L'Abbé2009—present Moby Corse Operator 1978—1987 DFDS Seaways1987 Sealink British Ferries1987—2006 DFDS Seaways2006—2009 Brittany Ferries2009—present Moby Lines Port of registry 1978—2002 Esbjerg, Denmark2002—2006 Copenhagen, Denmark2006—2009 Morlaix, France2009—present Livorno, Italy | ||
Passage ferry moby corse genova bastia moby lines
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.
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- Passage ferry moby corse genova bastia moby lines
- Regular routes
- Other routes served
- Onboard facilities
- Bars and restaurants
- Shops
- Other facilities
- Media appearances
- References
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.
Regular routes
Other routes served
Under Brittany Ferries, Pont L'Abbé has only sailed in passenger service on the Plymouth-Roscoff and Portsmouth-Cherbourg routes. She also sailed between Plymouth and St Malo in December 2006.
Onboard facilities
Brittany Ferries have changed very little on board Pont L'Abbé since her service with DFDS. It is rumoured that the charter agreement did not allow major changes to be made to match the facilities on board other Brittany Ferries vessels.
Bars and restaurants
Shops
Other facilities
In June 2006 a number of reclining seats were fitted in the former freight drivers lounge on Deck 7.
Media appearances
While registered as Dana Anglia the vessel appeared in several BBC TV Series. In 1981, A ship named Dana Anglia appeared in the BBC TV movie Artemis 81. In 1n 1982-3 she was the setting for the second and third series of the soap opera Triangle. The ship in the first series was Tor Scandinavia.
In 1989 it featured in one episode of the comedy series Birds of a Feather.
In July 2005 in Series 6, Episode 6 of the BBC TV show "Top Gear", the vessel appeared in the background of a shot taken in Newcastle during the Race to Oslo challenge.