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The Wind Ambition is a residential ship from the company C-Bed .
history
Princess Birgitta (1974–1982)
The ship was built as the Prinsessan Birgitta near Wärtsilä in Turku and delivered on May 10, 1974. On May 16, 1974 the ship sailed between Gothenburg and Travemünde , in summer also between Travemünde and Rønne , in winter also between Travemünde and Copenhagen . In 1977 the ship was sold to Rederi Ab Göteborg-Frederikshavn Linjen and used between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn . In February 1981 Stena Line took over this company. The ship served the route until August 25th. From September 14, 1981, it served the Kiel - Gothenburg route.
The following year, on May 10, 1982, the ship was finally renamed Stena Scandinavica . The ship operated this route until April 5, 1987 and then sailed again between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn.
In June 1987 the ship was chartered by Compangnie Tunisienne de Navigation SA (Cotunav) and used between Genoa and Tunis .
On October 28, 1987, the Stena Scandinavica was renamed Scandinavica . In December 1987 the Scandinavica was withdrawn from the route and launched. From June 7, 1988 to September 16, 1988 Sealink British Ferries operated the ship on the Dover - Calais and Dover - Zeebrugge routes . As of October 1988, the ship was in Dunkerque launched . On November 8, the ship was sold to Stena Shipping Line, Nassau, Bahamas and used on the Frederikshavn - Gothenburg - Moss route.
Tarek L (1989)
In May 1989 the ship at Scandinavica Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas was transferred and Tarek L renamed. From May to November 1989, Cotunav used the Tarek L between Tunis, Genoa and Marseille.
On November 15, 1989, Norway Line bought the ship and renamed it Scandinavia . The ship was rebuilt in Kristiansand .
Venus (1990-1994)
In March 1990 the ship was renamed Venus and the home port was Bergen . On March 29, the ship operated for Norway Line twice a week on the Bergen - Stavanger - Newcastle route and once a week on the Bergen - Stavanger - Amsterdam route , which was discontinued in 1991. On January 1, 1993, the ship was registered for Color Line .
On August 11, 1994, DFDS bought the ship. The route was operated until September 1, 1994, DFDS took over the ship on the same day and renamed it the King of Scandinavia . From April 2, 1995, the ship operated the Esbjerg - Harwich route . From April 10, 1995, the ship sailed the Esbjerg - Newcastle - Hamburg route . The route was changed on March 29, 1996 to IJmuiden - Newcastle - Hamburg. From July 10, 1997 to September 10, 1997, Compangnie Tunisienne de Navigation SA from Tunisia chartered the ship and, as in 1989, used it between Genoa / Marseille and Tunis. From November 1, 1997, it was used between Newcastle and IJmuiden. From May 10, 1998 to September 9, 1998, Compangnie Tunisienne de Navigation SA chartered the ship again and used it again between Genoa / Marseille and Tunis.
On September 11, 1998, the ship was transferred to Esbjerg and used from October 19 to November 6 between Esbjerg and Harwich . From November 10th to November 28th, 1998, the ship was chartered for a military transport and runs on the route Esbjerg - Marchwood - Eemshaven - IJmuiden - Amsterdam - Marchwood - Esbjerg. In 1999, Nordic Holland-Linie wanted to charter the ship to operate it between Norway and the Netherlands , but the route was not opened due to the low demand. From January 8, 1999 to February 26, 1999 and from April 22, 1999 to June 23, 2001, the ship was used between IJmuiden and Newcastle. From June 24, 2001, the ship was transferred from IJmuiden to Tunis. From July 1 to September 27, 2001, Cotunav chartered the ship and used it again between Genoa, Marseille and Tunis. From September 27, 2001, the ship was transferred from Tunis to Copenhagen. Bornholmstrafikken chartered the ship from May 10, 2001 to November 29, 2001 and used it between Copenhagen and Rønne. It was then launched in Copenhagen.
In February 2002, NATO chartered the ship.
Cesme (2002-2010)
Turkish Marmara Lines bought the ship in March 2002. It was handed over in April 2002 and renamed Cesme . From May 2002 it served the route Cesme - Brindisi - Ancona.
Wind Ambition (2010-2018)
In May 2010, C-bed bought and renamed it Wind Ambition on May 24, 2010 . It came under the British flag with home port London in service.
In 2014, Wind Ambition hosted numerous technicians for the installation of the German offshore wind farm 'DanTysk' on the German-Danish ocean border. The ship called at the port in Esbjerg every several weeks to 'bunker' supplies, food, etc. The lower vehicle deck serves as a warehouse for equipment and spare parts for the park being created. While the bow hatch can still only be opened for loading in port, the stern hatch has been redesigned. Now the technicians in the park can leave the Wind Ambition via a door and enter the smaller transfer boats (CTV - Crew Transfer Vessel) to approach the individual wind turbines.
From October 2015, the Wind Ambition was launched in Esbjerg .
In mid-2016 it became known that Wind Ambition will be used to install wind turbines in the Wikinger offshore wind farm northeast of the island of Rügen . The start of the work is planned for the first quarter of 2017. From January 9, 2017, the ship was ready to sail in the port of Mukran and was subsequently used.
From December 15, 2017, the ship was laid up in Odense .
Prince (since 2018)
In April 2018 the ship was renamed Prince and started sailing under the flag of Cyprus . The ship left the port of Odense on April 19, 2018 and has been in Greece since the end of April 2018.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wind Ambition Nets Baltic Sea Gig . In: OffshoreWind.biz on June 28, 2016, accessed on January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Wind Ambition Ready for Viking Action. January 12, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2018 .
Current ferries: Color Carrier | Color Fantasy | Color Hybrid | Color Magic | Color Viking | SuperSpeed 1 | SuperSpeed 2
Former ferries:
Bohus |
Christian IV |
Color Festival |
Color Traveler |
Color Viking |
Jupiter |
Crown Prince Harald |
Octagon 3 |
Peter Wessel |
Princess Ragnhild |
Silvia Ana L |
Skagen |
Venus