F/B Penelope - Piraeus

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F/B PENELOPE

Photo © Antonia Lulurgas, Igoumenitsa #9101

Ship	Penelope (2005) ΠΗΝΕΛΟΠΗ	Building Spec.	Schichau Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven, West Germany, 1975 – N° 2256
Call Sign	SWGI (2005-10/2011) 5BLZ3 (10/2011à)	IMO Number	7400261
GRT	11.135	DWT	3.949
Dimensions	133,46 x 20,27 x 5,8	Engines	2 Stork – Werkspoor 9TM410RR, 8.385 kW
Speed	18,5 knots	Passengers	1.100
Beds	52?	Cars	400
Lane Metres	1.000	Sister ships	Lina Trader (Scrapped in 2006) Star Fighter Via Mare
Registry Port	Piraeus (2005-10/2011) Limassol (10/2011à)	Flag	Greek (2005-10/2011) Cyprus (10/2011à)
Former Names/Own.	European Gateway – Townsend Thoresen 1975-1983 European Gateway – Clorinda Navigation 1983-1984 Flavia – Clorinda Navigation / Anco Ferries 1984-1988 Travemünde Link I – GT Link 06/1988-11/1988 Travemünde Link – GT Link 11/1988-02/1992 Rostock Link – Europa Linien 02/1992-06/1996 Rostock Link – DSB Rederi / Scandlines 06/1996-01/2000 Chartered to Mols* Linien 06/1999-12/1999* Penelope A – Agoudimos Lines 01/2000-06/2005
New Names/Owners	Chartered to Nel* Lines 12/2010-04/2011* Chartered to Marfamar* 10/2011-11/2011* Scrapped at Aliaga (Turkey) on 07/2011 as “Lopi”.
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Delivered as the “European Gateway” in 1975 to Townsend Thoresen, was lenghtened in 1980 at Amsterdam Dry Dock. On December, 1982, collided with the “Speedlink Vanguard” and was holed by her bulbous bow, sinking and causing six deaths, remaining layed on her starboard side in shallow waters. Even if she was declared a total constructive loss, was bought by Anco Ferries, rebuilt at Perama yards and finally introduced on Anco Ferries’s routes until their bankruptcy, in 1988. Bought from GT Link and refitted to be suitable to their traffic, was later sold to Europa Linien in 1992 as the “Rostock Link”, then in 1996 to Scandlines, and on January 2000 she was bought by Agoudimos Lines just after six months of charter to Mols Linien. Renamed “Penelope A” for her first Greek period, spend under Bahamas flag, in 2005 was transferred to Greek flag, being registered in Piraeus, because Agoudimos Lines had gained a subsidied service from Thessaloniki to Samos and Dodecanese, leaving Thessalia on Mondays to Samos, Kos, Rhodes and from Rhodes to Chalki, Karpathos, Kassos and Heraklion; back in Thessaloniki on Friday, she did a non-subsidied trip to Cyclades and Heraklion. Later her North Aegean service moved to Kavala as the main port, serving Mytilene, Chios, Samos, Ikaria and sailing once a week to Thessaloniki; in 2008 the subsidy for this line was granted to Saos Ferries, so Agoudimos rerouted the “Penelope” to Brindisi – Corfu – Igoumenitsa line, replacing the “Ionian Sky” which was moved to Bari. On August 27^th, 2008, the ferry had a problem with her ramp, being forced to remain moored at Igoumenitsa, with her 387 passengers sent to the ferry sailing to Bari. After a spell in Bari replacing the “Ionian Sky”, she operated out of Brindisi for 2009 and 2010, being employed that year also in the July – August link to Zakynthos, a very strange service which reaches the Southern Ionian island (excepting Kythira and Antikythira) but not Patras. From December 2010 till April 2011 was chartered to Nel Lines, operating from Kavala and Thessaloniki to Limnos, Lesvos, Chios, Samos and Ikaria, the same route she was engaged on with her company’s colours in 2006 and 2007. After the charter was laid up until October 2011, also due to the problems which are afflicting the company, preventing her also to sail on Summer; was then reflagged to Cyprus and chartered to Marfamar for a Tunisia – Libya service. Back from the charter after a month, was laid up until her sale for scrap, on July 2013.

TOWNSEND THORESEN F/B European Gateway salvage operations – Photo © Ted Ingham, Harwich, 1983 #11739

TOWNSEND THORESEN F/B European Gateway salvage operations – Photo © Ted Ingham, Harwich, 1983 #11741

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ANCO FERRIES F/B Flavia - photo by courtesy of Greecefinikunda

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GT LINK Ro/Ro Travemunde Link - Photo by courtesy of Micke Asklander

GT LINK F/B Travemunde Link – Photo © Tony Garner, Travemünde, 15/06/1989 #13490

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EUROPA LINIEN Ro/Ro Rostock Link - Photo by courtesy of Micke Asklander

EUROPA LINIEN F/B Rostock Link – Photo © Wolfgang Kramer, Warnemünde, 11/06/1995 #15023

SCANDLINES F/B Rostock Link – Photo © Wolfgang Kramer, Warnemünde, 30/04/1997 #15027

SCANDLINES M/N Rostock Link – Foto © Wolfgang Kramer, Warnemünde, 30/04/1997 #15027

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MOLS LINIEN - Ro/Ro Rostock Link artistname “Kalundborg Link” - Photo © Micke Asklander

AGOUDIMOS LINES F/B Penelope A – Photo © Daniele Miglio #87

AGOUDIMOS LINES F/B Penelope A – Photo © Apostolos Kaknis, Perama, 28/06/05 #3062

Photo © Egidio Ferrighi, Paros, 17/09/05 #2974

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