geoff luther:
DEANB:
MV ASD Astor was chartered in 1973.Well done Dean for finding these pics. I remember the Antelope and Dorset but not the Astor. Have you any idea what happened to the Dorset? Thanks anyway for the photos. Cheers mate
Geoff, From what i can make out the MV Antelope and MV ASD Astor would have operated around the same time.
MV Dorset was built in 1970 in Hamburg,Germany and was owned by several different owners and had various
colour schemes and names such as MV Parseta,Codan Marine,St Magnus,Ulster Sportsman,Donautal and eventually
ended its life called MV Dona Juana for Conferry in Venezuela. After being anchored for about 3 years in Venezuela
it sank on June the 10th 2010.
Truckline ferries chartered her from P&O Ferries who owned her at the time in October 1975 until January 1978.
In 1973 Truckline ferries transported 2324 trucks and by 1985 they were carrying 65,000 trucks.
MV Dorset. NMP.
In Conferry colours where she ended her days.
Whilst MV Dorset operated the route her partner was the MV Contentin.
It just goes to show how things developed the original MV Contentin could carry 25 trucks. From memory the
new one can carry 110 trucks.
