6,014 grt; 2,439 dwt; 435 lane-metres ro-ro; 850 passengers; 250 cars.
Owner: SAGA - Société Anonyme de Gérance et d'Armement, Le Havre, France. Operator: Normandy Ferries (a joint venture with General Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London).
Built 1968 by Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes, France and fitted-out by Dubigeon-Normandie SA, Nantes. Yard nos. 16/109
Propulsion: twin-screw with 2 x vee-12-cylinder, four-stroke A&C de Nantes-Pielstick 12PC2V-400 of 9,500 bhp (total) at 470 rpm. Speed: 19 knots.
1979-registered owner P&O Normandy Ferries, Le Havre, France. 1984--registered owner Normandy Ferries SA, Le Havre, France. 1985-sold to European Ferries Ltd (registered owner Normandy Ferries (France) SA Thoresen , Le Havre, France (name unchanged.
1986-sold to Oscar Express Ferries, Limassol, Cyprus, renamed COUNTESS M. 2000-sold to Five Star Lines, Panama (registered owner Dimitra Navigation Co Ltd, Panama), renamed DIMITRA A. 2001-chartered to Mega Stars Ferries, Panama, renamed MEGA I for service Brindisi-Cesme. 2002-renamed TALYA I. 2003-laid-up Perama, Greece.
2004-to breakers at Alang, India 29/5.
Photo: Southampton Water 24/6/1978 inbound from Le Havre