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| Following on from a recent debate over on the Dover Ferry Photos Forum I would like to offer Nigel's article with regards to sisters.
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| Sisters "Who needs `em?" | |||
| Someone, could have been me, once wrote “Sisters………..who needs ‘em?” Good, bad, ugly, pretty, reliable or prone to breakdowns. They are all different in some way. It’s the same in the ferry world really. Take a look at the sisters, some of which live or have lived in Dover at some time or other. Most recent there are the Maersk triplets.
Nigel Thornton (left) and Manuel Dhondt (right) Before them the Seafrance twins ……….
……….and the Norfolkline quartet
Nigel Thornton, Stéphane Poulain and Ray Goodfellow Others? “Darwins”
John Mavin Pride of Dover and Pride of Calais
Spirit, Pride and Herald of Free Enterprise
Ariadne (later Seafrance Cezanne), Scandinavia (later Fantasia) and Zenobia
Ray Goodfellow Collection (left) and Stéphane Poulain Collection (right) Free Enterprise IV, V, VI, VII and VIII.
European Trader, European Clearway and European Enterprise. Brian Fisher The “Super” Vikings
St Anselm, St Christopher, St David and Galloway Princess.
Hengist, Horsa and Senlac
Ray Goodfellow Collection
Stéphane Poulain Collection Ulidia and Andreida
Stéphane Poulain Collection Sarnia and Caesarea III
Shepperton, Hampton and Twickenham Ferry.
St Patrick and St David.
Deal II, Fratton, Haselmere, Hythe II, Maidstone, Minster, Ringwood, Tonbridge and Whitstable
and more Villandry and Vallencay
Roy Thornton Collection (left and Middle) and the Stéphane Poulain Collection (right) Newhaven (Arromanches) and Dieppe (Londres)
Cote D’Azur I and Cote D’Argent Newhaven III and Rouen Le Pas de Calais and Le Nord
…even more. nf Tiger and nf Panther
Stéphane Poulain Collection Prinses Maria-Esmeralda, Princess Marie-Christine and Prins Albert
Prins Philippe and Prince Laurent.
Roi Leopold III, Reine Astrid I and Koningin Elizabeth. Prince Philippe II, and Koning Albert.
Prince Philippe I, Prince Baudouin and Prins Albert II Prinses Josephine Charlotte I, Prinses Astrid I, Prince Leopold and Prince Charles
Seacat Diamant and Seacat Rapide
Stéphane Poulain Collection (left) Nigel Thornton (middle and right) Jetfoils Prinses Stephanie and Princesse Clementine
Hoverspeed France, Hoverspeed Belgium, Hoverspeed Great Britain, Seacat Scotland and Seacat Tasmania.
Stéphane Poulain Collection Hovercrafts, Cote D’Argent and Ingenieur Jean Bertin Prince of Wales, Princess Anne, Princess Margaret, Sir Christopher, Sure and Swift
Stéphane Poulain There are more and if you include all the half sisters the list goes on forever. Just like my sister. So the answer is, yep, we all need sisters. When you see yours, give her a hug and think of a favourite ferry (on second thoughts don’t!). You never know, one day you might look back and think how good she was. I love mine, honest!!!!
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