MV EARL GRANVILLE
Photograph above;
MV EARL GRANVILLE is captured with the need of her ropes to be made secure at Weymouth Harbour to end her sailing from Jersey and Guernsey in her busiest period of the year, the school holidays which can be supported by noticing how crowded the beach is above her!
Photograph Copyright; Digital Expression UK (2020)
OVERVIEW
Built in 1973 by Jos L Meyer, Papenburg, West Germany as Viking 4 for Rederi AB Sally, Mariehamn, Finland. Sold in April 1980 to Williams & Glyn's Industrial Leasing Ltd, London. Delivery scheduled for August. Renamed Earl Granville in August 1980, chartered to Sealink in September 1980 on a 10-year contract. Sold in September 1990 to Aegan Pelagos Naftiki Eteria, Piraeus, and renamed Express Olympia. Transferred in 1992 to Agapitos Express Ferries, Greece. Sold in November 1999 to Minoan Flying Dolphins, Piraeus. Laid up at Drapetsona in September 2004. Transferred in January 2005 to Hellenic Seaways. Sold to Indian shipbreakers in April 2005 and renamed Express O in June. Reflagged to Mongolia for voyage to Alang, India.
MV EARL GRANVILLE
Photograph above;
MV EARL GRANVILLE is captured with the need of her ropes to be made secure at Weymouth Harbour to end her sailing from Jersey and Guernsey in her busiest period of the year, the school holidays which can be supported by noticing how crowded the beach is above her!
Photograph Copyright; Digital Expression UK (2020)
OVERVIEW
Built in 1973 by Jos L Meyer, Papenburg, West Germany as Viking 4 for Rederi AB Sally, Mariehamn, Finland. Sold in April 1980 to Williams & Glyn's Industrial Leasing Ltd, London. Delivery scheduled for August. Renamed Earl Granville in August 1980, chartered to Sealink in September 1980 on a 10-year contract. Sold in September 1990 to Aegan Pelagos Naftiki Eteria, Piraeus, and renamed Express Olympia. Transferred in 1992 to Agapitos Express Ferries, Greece. Sold in November 1999 to Minoan Flying Dolphins, Piraeus. Laid up at Drapetsona in September 2004. Transferred in January 2005 to Hellenic Seaways. Sold to Indian shipbreakers in April 2005 and renamed Express O in June. Reflagged to Mongolia for voyage to Alang, India.