MS Pride of Free Enterprise
- MS Pride of Free Enterprise
The "Pride of Free Enterprise" was one of a class of three RORO ferries built for Townsend Thoresen at the end of the 1970s. Her two sister ships were the MS "Spirit of Free Enterprise" and the infamous MS "Herald of Free Enterprise".
As "Pride of Free Enterprise"
The "Pride" operated reliably and successfully on Townsend's routes from her delivery in 1980 until the company was bought by P&O in 1987. In the same year, her identical sister ship the "Herald of Free Enterprise" capsized while leaving Zeebrugge. The design of the ship was not found to be at fault, and after fitting of cameras to allow monitoring of the bow doors from the bridge she continued in service.
As "Pride of Burges"
In the aftermath of the sinking of the "Herald", P&O moved to change the appearance of the fleet. The Townsend red and white hull with light blue funnels was replaced with the P&O darker blue and white, and the old Townsend "Free Enterprise" names were replaced. "Pride of Free Enterprise" became "Pride of Burges" in late 1987.
In 1998 she was renamed "P&OSL Picardy" following the merger of P&O European Ferries and Stena Line on the Dover - Calais route.
As "M/F Oleander"
As of 2001 she is named "Oleander" and operated by TransEuropa Ferries between Ramsgate and Oostende [ [http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=7820497&lang=en M/F Oleander, The Ferry Site (Denmark)] ]
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