Pride Of Bruges 01
Zeebrugge 17 August 2011

 

Name

PRIDE OF BRUGES

Previous names

1987 - 2003 Norsun

Type

Roll-On/Roll-Off carrier - Ferry

Twin propeller car and passenger ferry, twin compartment ship

IMO-number

8503797

Call sign

5BTT5

Flag

Cyprus

Port of registry

Limassol

Previous flag

03/1987- 01/2003 The Netherlands, Rotterdam - Call sign: PGJW

01/2003 - 04/2021 The Netherlands, Rozenburg - Call sign: PGJW

GT

31.598 t

DWT

6.403 t

NT

18.174 t

Length

179,35 m overall

169,50 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

25,09 m moulded

25,35 m extreme

Draught

6,19 m

Lane metres

2.250

Depth

18,5 knots

Speed

17,91 knots

Routes

1987 - 2001 Rotterdam - Hull

2001 - 2007 Zeebrugge - Hull

2007 Hull - Zeebrugge / Rotterdam

Built

1987

Refit: 2001 Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven - Germany

Launch date

29/08/1986

Delivery date

31/03/1987

Builder

Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha - Tsurumi Shipyard

Yokohama

Japan

Yard number

1033

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Single hull

Main engine

2x Wärtsilä 9ZAL40 - combustion engine 4 stroke single acting 9 cylinder 400 x 480 mm combustion engines

2x Wärtsilä Sulzer 6ZAL40 - 4 stroke single acting 6 cylinder 400 x 480 mm combustion engines

Total: 19.198 kW / 26.120 bhp

Manufacturer: Wärtsilä Finland Oy, Turku - Finland

Propeller

2x Controllable pitch propellers

Bow thruster

2x Bow thrusters

Number of passengers

1.250 reduced to 1000 in 2003

Number of beds

1.000

Number of cars

850 or 180 trucks

Crew

120

Manager

Grandi Navi Veloci S.p.A.

Genoa

Italy

Previous managers

03/1987 - 01/2003 P&O North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg - The Netherlands

01/2003 - 04/2021 P&O North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg - The Netherlands

Owner

Grandi Navi Veloci S.p.A.

Genoa

Italy

Previous names & owners

03/1987 - 01/2003 Norsun - P&O North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg - The Netherlands

01/2003 - 04/2021 Pride Of Bruges - P&O North Sea Ferries B.V., Rozenburg - The Netherlands

Renamed

06/2021 GNV Antares

Italy, Genoa - Call sign: IBDC

Manager & Owner: Grandi Navi Veloci S.p.A., Genoa - Italy

Latest data adjustment

27 June 2021