File:SNCF ferry Valencay, Newhaven, 1971 (1).jpg

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The SNCF Ferry "VALENCAY" departing Newhaven Harbour for Dieppe in the early 1970s.

Builder: Dubigeon-Normandie S. A., Nantes, France and Chantiers de Atlantique, Nantes, France. Yard number: 809 and E23. Dimensions (length, breadth, depth): 104.86 x 17.68 x 4.2 metres. Tonnages (gross, net, dead weight): 3,433, 1,401, 668. Engines: Two 16 cylinder, Pielstick diesel. Power: 9,106 kW. Speed (knots): 21. Passenger certificate: 1,200. Car capacity: 180. 6.2.1965: Valencay launched. 18.6.1965: Arrived at Dieppe. 21.6.1965: Delivered to Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français, Dieppe, France. 13.7.1965: Entered service Dieppe/Newhaven. 1977: Returned to builders for partial raising of vehicle deck by 56 centimetres and cutting of bow visor. 2.1978: Returned to service. 9.1984: Laid up at Calais. 1985: Sold to Strintzis Lines S. A. Piraeus, Greece. Renamed Eptanisos. 5.2000: Sold to Ventouris Ferries, Piraeus, Greece. Renamed Pollux. 2003: Registered in Panama. Renamed Pollux I.

Camera: Olympus Pen F Half Frame SLR.

Film: Agfacolour.
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Source A Focus On Ferries - 8
Author Barry Lewis
Camera location50° 47′ 17.89″ N, 0° 03′ 17.44″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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