Good evening all
Now that the development of the MV Norland is well under way, the stocks have been cleared to make room for the development of the MV Spirit of Free Enterprise.
Launched in Bremerhaven in 1979, she was owned and operated by Townsend Thoresen through much of the 80s along with her sisters; Herald and Pride, before the company was bought by P&O. Following the tragic loss of her sister ship, the Herald of Free Enterprise in March 1987, P&O modified the appearance of the Spirit. Her colours changed to P&O's blue and white livery and she was renamed Pride of Kent.
Her hull was extended by 31m in 1991. In 2003 she was bought by GA Ferries and renamed the Anthi Marina to operate on routes between Piraeus, Kos and Rhodes. She was laid up in Elefsis Bay in 2011 and finally scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey in 2012.
Naturally, the first job was to loft out the hull form to enable the profiles to be cut and the plug to be built:
And this is a graphical representation of what the fibreglass hull shape will be in the kit:
At nearly 1.4m long and 250mm in the beam, I think she will make quite an impressive sight on the pond!!!!