Welcome to the Past and Present Archive 
   
 Introduction 
   
 

Past and Present is a feature compiled/presented by Nigel Thornton (DoverT) and published by myself, Ray Goodfellow as an item intended to illustrate the various vessels, past, present and future, which have a connection (however obscure) with the port of Dover.

Principally ferry based (as there have been one or two over the years) but now expanding to incorporate cruise vessels and the many other vessels which make up Dover's varied maritime scene.

All features are the combined efforts of many contributors and its aims are to provide useful clear information to site visitors.

We aim to show the history of a vessel in words and pictures from it's launch to its current operational status (which unfortunately in some cases this means being scrapped on a beach on the other side of the World).

Information or photographs are always welcomed for inclusion in the Past and Present articles, together with any requests for future additions.

We would like to state that all information is believed to be correct and we do not accept any responsibility for errors and omissions.

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Sealink/Stena  Townsend/P&O  RMT  Norfolk Line  Seafrance  Speed Ferries  LD Lines  Hoverspeed

Fred Olsen  Costa Cruises  NCL  Saga Cruises  MSC Cruises  Celebrity  Phoenix Reisen  DHB Vessels

Misc Vessels

 
   
 
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Hoverspeed France

12th August 2008

Seacat Scotland

12th August 2008

Stena Lynx I

12th August 2008

Stena Lynx II

12th August 2008

Stena Lynx III

12th August 2008

 
 

Gaelic Ferry

11th August 2008

Viking II

11th August 2008

Viking I

11th August 2008

Seacat Tasmania

11th August 2008

Hoverspeed Boulogne

11th August 2008

 
   
   
 British Rail / Sealink / Sealink  SNAT / Stena Line 
 

Lord Warden

Maid of Kent

Normannia

 Saint Germain

Maid of Orleans

 
 

Chantilly

Vortigern

  Saint Eloi

Chartres

Hengist

 
 

Horsa

St Christopher

St Anselm

Cote d Azur

Champs Elysees

 
 

 Nord Pas de Calais

Fantasia

Fiesta

Stena Londoner

Stena Invicta

 
 

Stena Empereur

 Twickenham Ferry

 Hampton Ferry

 Shepperton Ferry

Cambridge Ferry

 
 

 Earl Leofric

 Dover / Earl Siward

 Senlac

Anderida

Seafreight Highway

 
 

Seafreight Freeway

Stena Challenger

Saint Patrick II

Compiegne

Cote D Azur (II)

 
 

Sarnia

Caesarea

Transcontainer I

Falaise

Valencay

 
 

Villandry

St David

Caledonian Princess

Invicta (III)

Canterbury (II)

 
 

Stena Lynx I

Stena Lynx II

Stena Lynx III

   
   
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 Townsend Thoresen / P&O European Ferries / P&O Stena Line / P&O Ferries 
 

Halladale

Free Enterprise I

Free Enterprise II

Free Enterprise III

Free Enterprise IV

 
 

Free Enterprise V

Free Enterprise VI

Free Enterprise VII

Free Enterprise VIII

European Clearway

 
 

European Trader

European Enterprise

Spirit of Free Enterprise

Pride of Free Enterprise

Herald of Free Enterprise

 
 

Lion

nf Panther

nf Tiger

 Pride of Dover

Pride of Calais

 
 

European Seaway

Pride of Burgundy

Pride of Canterbury

Pride of Kent

Pride of Aquitaine

 
 

Stena Cambria

POSL Canterbury

Pride of Provence

 European Endeavour

Saint Patrick II

 
 

 Viking Viscount

Autocarrier

Viking IV

Gaelic Ferry

Viking II

 
 

Viking I

     
   
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 Belgium Marine / RMT / Dover - Ostend Line / Ostend Lines 
 

Princes Josephine Charlotte

Artevelde

 Princess Paola

Prins Philippe

Prince Laurent

 
 

Prinses Maria Esmeralda

Princesse Marie Christine

Prins Albert

Stena Nautica

Reine Astrid II

 
 

 Princess Stephanie

 Princess Clementine