MS A. Nepita
| File:SeaFrance Molière light cropped.jpg MS SeaFrance Molière at sea, August 2008
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| History | |
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| Name | list error: <br /> list (help) 2002—2007: Superfast X 2007—2008: Jean Nicoli 2008—2012: SeaFrance Molière 2012: Molière 2012-present: Dieppe Seaways |
| Owner | list error: <br /> list (help) 2002—2007: Superfast Ferries 2007—2008: Veolia Transport 2008—2012: Sarl Poquelin Bail/SeaFrance 2012-present: Scapino Shipping Ltd, Valletta[1] |
| Operator | list error: <br /> list (help) 2002—2007: Superfast Ferries 2007: SNCM 2007: COTUNAV 2007: ANEK Lines 2008—2012: SeaFrance[1] 2012-present:DFDS/LD Lines |
| Port of registry | list error: <br /> list (help) 2002—2007: Piraeus,  Greece2007—2008: Ajaccio,  France[1]2008—2012: Calais, France[2]2012: Valletta,  Malta[1]2012-present: Le Havre, France |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany |
| Yard number | 360[1] |
| Launched | 18 November 2000[1] |
| Christened | 26 February 2002 by Patricia Lederer[1] |
| Acquired | 26 February 2002[1] |
| In service | 27 February 2002[1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 9211511[1] |
| Status | In Service |
| General characteristics (as Superfast X)[1] | |
| Class and type | Superfast VII class fast ropax ferry |
| Tonnage | list error: <br /> list (help) 29,800 GT 5,295 DWT |
| Length | 203.30 m (667 ft) |
| Beam | 25.00 m (82 ft) |
| Draught | 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Ice class | 1 A Super[3] |
| Installed power | list error: <br /> list (help) 4 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer NSD ZA V40S diesels combined 46000 kW |
| Propulsion | 2 propellers[4] |
| Speed | 30.4 kn (56.30 km/h)[5] |
| Capacity | list error: <br /> list (help) 626 passengers (728 after 2004 refit) 653 cars 1891 lane meters |
| General characteristics (as SeaFrance Molière)[4] | |
| Tonnage | 30,285 GT |
| Decks | 10 |
| Speed | 28.4 kn (52.60 km/h) |
| Capacity | list error: <br /> list (help) 1200 passengers 660 cars 1900 lane meters |
| Notes | Otherwise the same as above |
MS Dieppe Seaways is a fast ropax ferry currently operated between Calais and Dover by DFDS Seaways. She was built in 2002 by the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) at Kiel, Germany for Superfast Ferries as Superfast X. Between 2007 and 2008 she was owned by Veolia Transport and sailed under the name Jean Nicoli for SNCM, COTUNAV and ANEK Lines. In 2008 she was acquired by SeaFrance renamed Molière and served on the Dover-Calais route until January 2012, which saw their liquidation. After a period of layup, she was chartered to DFDS Seaways, entering service as Dieppe Seaways on the Calais-Dover route on 7 November 2012.
Concept and construction
The Superfast X was the last ship in a series of four identical ice classed fast ferries built by HDW for Superfast Ferries' new Baltic Sea services. She was launched on 18 November 2000,[1] on the same date as her sisters Superfast VII[6] and Superfast IX[7] The Superfast X was delivered to her owners on 26 February 2002, and christened on the same date by Patricia Lederer, wife of the HDW project director for the Superfast ships.[1][8]
Service history
The Superfast X entered service for Superfast Ferries on 27 February 2002 on the Hanko—Rostock route. She remained on that route until 19 April 2002, when she was laid up in Kiel at HDW. On 17 May 2002 she re-entered service, now on the Rosyth—Zeebrugge route. In January—February 2004 the Superfast X was rebuilt at Fosen Mekaniske Verksted, Fosen, Norway with additional passenger berths.[1] On 7 August 2006 Superfast Ferries announced they had sold the Superfast X to Veolia Transport for Euro 112 million.[9] The ship was delivered to her new owners on 12 February 2007 and renamed Jean Nicoli.[1]
On March 2007 the Jean Nicoli made crossings from Le Havre to Marseille, carrying cars on board. During April of the same year she was chartered to COTUNAV for traffic from Italy and France to Tunisia. At the end of April she was laid up, initially at La Seyne, later at Marseille. From 8 September until 2 October 2007 she was chartered to ANEK Lines for service on their Patras—Corfu—Igoumenitsa—Venice route.[1] On 27 December 2007 the ship was sold to SeaFrance.[1]
In the beginning of April 2008 the Jean Nicoli was delivered to SeaFrance and renamed SeaFrance Molière. On 3 April 2008 she left Marseille for Arno Dunkerque for rebuilding into a short distance ferry.[10][1][4] After transfer to leasing company Sarl Poquelin Bail, she entered service with SeaFrance in freight only operation on 19 August 2008 and began passenger service on 1 September 2008.[1][11]
From 16 November 2011 she was laid up, initially at Dunkerque, due to the commercial court ordering that Seafrance be liquidated, and following sale at Tilbury, England.
In October 2012, DFDS chartered the ship to be used on their Dover-Dunkerque crossing.[12] During a short refit by Arno at Dunkerque she was renamed Dieppe Seaways and returned to French registry. She re-entered service on 7 November though, following a change of plan, on the Dover-Calais route.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Asklander, Micke. "M/S Superfast X (2002)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Mv Superfast X / Jean Nicoli / Seafrance Moliere". Dover Ferry Photos. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- ^ "Vessel info: SeaFrance Moliere: Summary". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ a b c "New Ship 2008". SeaFrance. SeaFrance. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ "Tallink Superfast » Technical information". Tallink official website. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ Asklander, Micke. "M/S Superfast VII (2001)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ Asklander, Micke. "M/S Superfast IX (2002)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ "Newly-delivered SUPERFAST X to join SUPERFAST IX on Germany-Sweden route". Superfast Ferries. 26 February 2002. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Announcement—Sale of Superfast X". Superfast Ferries press release. Superfast Ferries. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ Davies, Phil (28 March 2008). "SeaFrance acquires third modern ferry". TravelMole. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ "The SeaFrance Molière presentation". SeaFrance. SeaFrance. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- ^ "DFDS Seaways strengthens Channel Service". DFDS Seaways. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "DFDS Seaways Confirms DIEPPE SEAWAYS is to Start on Calais Route". DFDS Seaways. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.