Farewell to the Pride of Dover

• Guest 673

  • Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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  17 December 2010     01:1685088
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  The Pride of Dover departed from Dover for the last time this afternoon (thursday). End of her service after 23 years and 35 million passengers. Gone to lay up in Tilbury and then sale or scrap. Her replacement, the Spirit of Britain, commences service in January.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  
  More photos on my fotopic site at:
  
  http://shipsintheportofdover.fotopic.net/c1924434.html
• Guest 658

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  17 December 2010     01:3585093
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  But why withdraw it from service before its replacement is operational, the delays to freight as a result are ridiculous.
  beer the food of the gods
• Guest 640

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  17 December 2010     08:4285104
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  Well done with that report and pictures Ed. Very interesting to see her depart for the lat time. Guzzler may be they realised there wasnt another winter in her and sure January isnt that long to wait for the new one...the ship looks very old and had been looking a bit..well weather beaten.. but a new dawn awaits.
  email: dover7@msn.com
• Guest 649

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  17 December 2010     09:1185109
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  Good old ship that was .alot of my time in years gone was with her ,welding, and cleaning out the S/Tanks.And some painting.
• Guest 690

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  17 December 2010     15:5085155
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  Always sad when yet another ferry departs our port forever. Another fine ship confined to history.
  Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  17 December 2010     16:0585158
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  a lot of european factories shut down from christmas until new year, the new one will need to be in service as early in january as possible though.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  1 January 2011     22:3387209
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  bit of inside info here, the new super ferry will be leaving rauma shipyard on the 5th bound for the peoples port.
  
  i understand that the sea trials went well but for one problem.
  
  the main organs are set to work at a temperature of below 15 c, unfortunately finland being finland the thermometer dropped to minus 18 c causing problems.
  
  as soon as i now the date and time of arrival i will inform the forum.
• Guest 649

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  1 January 2011     22:4387214
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  Howard,we are still a royal port and i hope it will stay that way.
• Guest 698

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  2 January 2011     20:4887369
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  Until the revolution, Vic.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson