MS Pride of Telemark

Pride of Telemark in Strömstad

History
Name|

* Stena Jutlandica (1983–1996)
* Stena Empereur (1996–1998)
* P&OSL Provence (1998–2002)
* PO Provence (2002–2003)
* Pride of Provence (2003–2004)
* Alkmini A (2004–2005)
* Pride of Telemark (2005–2011)
* Telemark (2011–2011)

Owner|

* Stena Line (1983–1998)
* P&O Stena Line (1998–2002)
* P&O Ferries (2002–2004)
* GA Ferries (2004–2011)
* BOA Holding AS (2011–2011)

Operator|

* Stena Line (1983–1998)
* P&O Stena Line (1998–2002)
* P&O Ferries (2002–2004)
* Kystlink (2005–2009)

Launched| 22 December 1980
Completed| 1983
Maiden voyage| 1983
In service| 1983
Out of service| 2011
Identification| IMO number: 7907257
Fate| Scrapped 27 October 2011.
General characteristics
Tonnage| 28,559 GT
Length| 156.2 m (512.5 ft)
Beam| 28.4 m (93.2 ft)
Draught| 6.3 m (20.7 ft)
Speed| 19 kn (35.2 km/h)
Capacity|

* 2,204 passengers
* 550 cars

The MS Pride of Telemark was a ferry which previously sailed between Dover and Calais for P&O Ferries and Stena Line.

## History

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Stena Jutlandica in 1984. Stena Jutlandica in 1984. Pride of Telemark in October 2007.

Built at Chantiers de France, Dunkerque and completed in 1983 as the Stena Jutlandica she sailed for Stena Line between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn until 1996 when she was replaced by a new ferry of the same name. She was transferred to Stena Line's UK operation for service between Dover and Calais. Prior to entering service on this route she was refitted to allow vehicles to enter her upper vehicle deck through the bow and stern. During this refit she was renamed Stena Empereur. When P&O European Ferries and Stena Line's Dover-Calais operations merged she kept her Stena name for a short time before being renamed P&OSL Provence in 1998. When P&O bought Stena Line's share of P&O Stena Line in 2002 the P&OSL Provence briefly carried the name PO Provence before being repainted in the new P&O Ferries livery and becoming the Pride of Provence in 2003. In late 2004 she was withdrawn from service and laid up for sale as part of a business review. She was sold to GA Ferries of Greece and became the Alkmini A. Despite undergoing a refit for GA Ferries she never entered service with them but was instead chartered to Kystlink of Norway. She is now named Pride of Telemark. In 2007, she collided with the harbour at Hirtshals. She was repaired and continued her service. [citation needed]

In September 2011 the Pride of Telemark departed Farsund for breaking up at the Indian port of Alang It has been confirmed that Pride of Telemark was beached at Alang on 27 October 2011.[1]

## Routes served

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* Gothenburg–Frederikshavn. Stena Line 1983–1996
* Dover–Calais. Stena Line 1996–1998
* Dover–Calais. P&O Stena Line 1998–2002
* Dover–Calais. P&O Ferries 2002–2004
* Langesund–Strömstad. Kystlink 2005–2009

## References

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1. ^ "Pride of Telemark shipped off for scrapping". Danish Maritime Magazine. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

## External links

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* Media related to IMO 7907257 at Wikimedia Commons
* Fakta om Fartyg
* Equasis information system

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