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EARL GODWIN (1975a, Sealink)~a3
EARL GODWIN (1975a, Sealink)~a3

EARL GODWIN (1975a, Sealink)~a3

postcard, 6" x 4", 150mm x 100mm

Product information

postcard by J.Salmon, no. 2-54-08-15, 

not posted, small surface mark, 

6" x 4", 150mm x 100mm (approx)

our ref: SRZ766

pictured at Weymouth

EARL GODWIN (British Railways/Sealink)

Passenger and vehicle ferry built at Landskrona that entered service as Svea Drott in 1966 on Trave Line route, Helsingborg - Travemunde. In 1974 she was chartered to Rederi Gotland for service between Visby and Oskarshamn. later that year chartered to British Railways for cover on the Weymouth - Channel Islands route. At the end of the year she was sold to Lloyds Leasing for charter to British Railways/Sealink and renamed Earl Godwin early in 1975, operating on the Channel Islands service and later Weymouth-Cherbourg and Portsmouth-Cherbourg. Sold in 1990 to Moby Lines and renamed Moby Baby, operating to Elba from Piombino. Sold in 2017 and renamed Anemos, but despite being moved from Genoa to Piraeus and then Drapetsona for planned renovation she was eventually sold for breaking up at Aliaga in 2018.

Technical specifications

Brand: J Salmon
Condition: Used
Product Code: SRZ766g

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