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- Côte
D'Azur
- Côte
D'Azur - SeaFrance Renoir
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- This page
is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Côte D'Azur, later SeaFrance Renoir.
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- Côte
D'Azur
was built in 1981 for SNCF (French National Railways) by Ateliers
et Chantiers du Havre, Le Havre. She entered service on 29th
September between Calais-Dover, also serving on the Boulogne-Dover
route shared with their Sealink partners. In 1990, ownership
of Côte
D'Azur
was transferred to Societé Propietaire des Navaires (SPN),
in which Stena Line took a 49% interest (Stena having acquired
the UK-owned Sealink operation). From 1996, SPN marketed their
services as SeaFrance. Côte D'Azur was rebuilt in Le Havre in January 1996,
returning to service as the SeaFrance Renoir. In 1999, Stena Line sold their 49%
back to SPN. Following the delivery of SeaFrance Rodin, SeaFrance Renoir is classed as the spare
ship, but operates extras during the summer (for example on Saturday
21st June 2003, she made one morning return trip to Dover).
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- Côte D'Azur/SeaFrance
Renoir details:-
- Dimensions: 130m x 23m x 5m
- Grt/Dwt: 8862/1865 tons
- Machinery:
Pielstick-Atlantique
diesels
- Power: 17,210 kW
- Speed: 18.0 knots
- Passangers:
1596 (later
1400)
- Cars: 330
- Freight Capacity:
648m
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- Sections on This Page:-
- Côte
D'Azur
- SNCF: 1981-1990
- Côte
D'Azur
- SPN: 1990-96
- SeaFrance
Renoir
- SeaFrance: 1996-
- SeaFrance
Renoir
- SeaFrance: 1996- (Photographs)
- SeaFrance/SNCF Pages:-
- SeaFrance - Main SeaFrance page - This Page
- SeaFrance
- Philip Plisson - Official 2005 SeaFrance cards by Philip Plisson
- SNCF
- Page 1 - Calais/Boulogne/Dunkerque Services
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- Côte D'Azur - Postcards
- (SNCF:
1981-90)
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- Côte
D'Azur
was built in 1981 for SNCF (French National Railways) by Ateliers
et Chantiers du Havre, Le Havre. She entered service on 29th
September between Calais-Dover, also serving on the Boulogne-Dover
route shared with their Sealink partners. In 1990, ownership
of Côte
D'Azur
was transferred to Societé Propietaire des Navaires (SPN).
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- SNCF
official postcard of Côte D'Azur.
- The
first few cards show the initial colour scheme.
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- SNCF
official postcard of Côte D'Azur.
- Mage
20192.
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- SNCF
official postcard of Côte D'Azur.
- Mage
10.
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- SNCF
official postcard of Côte D'Azur.
- Mage
24.
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- SNCF
official postcard of Côte D'Azur.
- Artaud
XR155 - Photo: P.Revel
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- Mage
postcard GR116 of Côte D'Azur.
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- Duncan
postcard of Côte D'Azur with later style of Sealink
hull lettering.
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- Duncan
postcard of Côte D'Azur with later style of Sealink
hull lettering.
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- Artaud
postcard XN159 of Côte D'Azur with white hull.
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- Artaud
postcard R158 of Côte D'Azur with a later version
of white hull.
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steps in the red hull band (see above) have gone, and there is
an extrs white funnel band.
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- Enlarged
image of the ship from the Artaud postcard XN159 of Côte
D'Azur shown above.
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- Côte
D'Azur - Photographs
- (SNCF:
1981-90)
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- Côte
D'Azur
arriving at Dover Western Docks in 1986.
- Photos
© Ian Boyle.
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- Côte
D'Azur
arriving at Dover Western Docks in 1986.
- Photos
© Ian Boyle.
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- Côte
D'Azur
arriving at Dover Western Docks in 1986.
- Photos
© Ian Boyle.
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- Côte
D'Azur
arriving at Dover Western Docks in 1986.
- Photos
© Ian Boyle.
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- Côte
D'Azur
arriving at Dover Western Docks in 1986.
- Photos
© Ian Boyle.
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- Côte
D'Azur
arriving at Dover Western Docks in 1986.
- Photos
© Ian Boyle.
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- Côte D'Azur - Postcards
- (SPN:
1990-96)
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- In 1990,
ownership of Côte D'Azur was transferred to Societé
Propietaire des Navaires (SPN), in which Stena Line took a 49%
interest (Stena having acquired the UK-owned Sealink operation).
From 1996, SPN marketed their services as SeaFrance. Côte
D'Azur was rebuilt in Le Havre in January 1996, returning
to service as the SeaFrance Renoir.
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- SPN
official postcard of Côte D'Azur.
- Raymon
7570 - Photo: © FotoFlite.
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- Simplon
Postcards sp1031 of Côte D'Azur at Calais in October
1990.
- Photo:
© Mike Louagie
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- CT
Postcards 053 of Côte D'Azur at Calais in April
25th 1992.
- Photo:
© Bert Pellegrom
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- CT
Postcards 053 of Côte D'Azur at Calais in April
25th 1992.
- Photo:
© Mike Louagie
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- Combier
postcard 6219300020 of Côte D'Azur at Calais.
- Photo:
© Gsell
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- Enlarged
image of the ship in Combier postcard 6219300020 of Côte
D'Azur.
- Note
Stena Challenger in the background.
- Photo:
© Gsell
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- SeaFrance Renoir - Postcards
- (SeaFrance:
1996- )
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- From 1996,
SPN marketed their services as SeaFrance. Côte D'Azur was rebuilt in Le Havre
in January 1996, returning to service as the SeaFrance Renoir. In 1999, Stena Line
sold their 49% back to SPN. Following the delivery of SeaFrance
Rodin,
SeaFrance
Renoir
is classed as the spare ship, but operates extras during the
summer (for example on Saturday 21st June 2003, she made one
morning return trip to Dover).
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- Official
SeaFrance postcard CA-SF10 of SeaFrance Renoir, published
by Couleur Locale (Oostende).
- Photo:
©Christophe Potigny
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- Official
SeaFrance postcard CA-SF09 of SeaFrance Renoir, published
by Couleur Locale (Oostende).
- Photo:
© Christophe Potigny
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- Official
SeaFrance postcard of SeaFrance Renoir.
- ©
SeaFrance - Photo: Philip Plisson
- Click to open larger image in new window
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- Official
SeaFrance postcard of SeaFrance Renoir.
- ©
SeaFrance - Photo: FotoFlite
- Click to open larger image in new window
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- Official
SeaFrance postcard of SeaFrance Renoir.
- ©
SeaFrance - Photo: Philip Plisson
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- Simplon
Postcards sp1230 of SeaFrance Renoir, issued February
1997.
- Photo:
© Mike Louagie
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- Ferry
Publications 96/006 of SeaFrance Renoir.
- Photo:
© FotoFlite
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- SeaFrance Renoir - Photographs
- (SeaFrance:
1996- )
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- Photos
of SeaFrance Renoir on 21st June 2003.
- Photo
©2003 Copyright Ian Boyle.
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- Photo
©2003 Copyright Ian Boyle.
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- Photo
©2003 Copyright Ian Boyle.
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- SeaFrance Renoir off Calais in 2007.
- Photo
©2007 Copyright Anthony Denecque.
