M/V Gabriele Wehr
Gabriele Wehr is a RoRo cargo ship built in 1978 for Oscar Wehr Transport, in order to charter her to other companies. She is one of 5 sister ships built in the late-70s.
She was chartered between 1988 and 1989 by Brittany Ferries. During this period, Gabriele Wehr operated freight-only services on the popular Ouistreham - Portsmouth route.
Renamed Ramine, she was broken up in 2013, after having been chartered out to several operators among which Brittany Ferries and P&O European Ferries (1989 – 1992 & 1993 – 1999).
| M/V Gabriele Wehr (1988- 1989) | |
|---|---|
| The Ship | |
| Launch | 1978 |
| Shipyard | Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Owner | Oscar Wehr Transport |
| Operator | Brittany Ferries |
| Routes | Ouistreham (FRA) - Portsmouth (GBR) |
| Technical Datas | |
| Length | 141.31 m |
| Breadth | 17.43 m |
| Draught | 05.23 m |
| Tonnage | |
| Gross Tonnage | 7,365 GT |
| Engines specifications | |
| Engines | 2 Krupp-MaK 8M453 engines |
| Speed | 17.50 knots (service) |
| Passengers & Cargo | |
| Passengers Capacity | No passengers - 12 crew members only |
| Garage Linear Length | 1,148 lane meters |
References
- "M/F Ranine". In The Ferry Site, , 2015. [retrieved 15th August 2015]. Available at www.ferry-site.dk ;
- "Brittay Ferries". In Simplon Postcards, , 2008. [retrieved the 30th August 2015]. Available at www.simplonpc.co.uk.