Free Enterprise III
Free Enterprise III - Tamira - Mona's Isle - Al Fahad
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Townsend ferry Free Enterprise III. Individual pages on all eight Free Enterprise ships are available:- FE I - FE II - FE III - FE IV - FE V - FE VI - FE VII - FE VIII
 
Free Enterprise III was built in 1966 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland, for Townsend Brothers Ferries' Dover-Calais service. From 1967 Free Enterprise III also operated Dover-Zeebrugge. In 1968, ownership passed to Townsend Thoresen. During summer 1974, she spent time on the Cainryan-Larne route. In summer 1981, Free Enterprise III operated between Portsmouth-Cherbourg. Free Enterprise III was sold in 1984 to Maltese owners Mira Shipping Line, Valletta, as the Tamira, but returned to UK waters later the same year as the Mona's Isle of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. After rebuilding with additional accommodation, Mona's Isle entered service between Heysham-Douglas in April 1985, but was not a success. Laid up in October 1985, Mona's Isle was sold to Egyptian owners Sadaka Shipping in 1986 as the Al Fahad. She was wrecked in 2004, near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
 
 
Ships on this Page:-
Free Enterprise III - Townsend Car Ferries: 1966-68
Free Enterprise III - Townsend Thoresen: 1968-84
Tamira - Mira Shipping: 1984
Mona's Isle - IOMSPCo: 1984-85
Al Fahad - Sadaka Shipping: 1985-
 
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Free Enterprise III
(Townsend: 1966-68)
 
Free Enterprise III was built in 1966 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland, for Townsend Brothers Ferries' Dover-Calais service. From 1967 Free Enterprise III also operated Dover-Zeebrugge. In 1968, ownership passed to Townsend Thoresen. During summer 1974, she spent time on the Cainryan-Larne route. In summer 1981, Free Enterprise III operated between Portsmouth-Cherbourg. She was sold in 1984 to Maltese owners as the Tamira, but returned to UK waters later the same year as the Mona's Isle of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. After rebuilding with additional accommodation, she entered service between Heysham-Douglas in April 1985, but was not a success. Laid up in October 1985, she was sold to Egyptian owners in 1986 as the Al Fahad.
 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard (serial SP.1135) of Free Enterprise III as built.
 
Duncan postcard of Free Enterprise III (as built).

Photo Precision postcard (serial R1288) of Free Enterprise III, with additional lounge by the funnel.

D.V.Bennett postcard (serial 2223) of Free Enterprise III, with additional lounge by the funnel.

La Cigogne postcard (serial 82.193.264) of Free Enterprise III, at Calais.
 
 
 
 
 
Free Enterprise III
(Townsend-Thoresen: 1968-84)
 
Free Enterprise III was built in 1966 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland, for Townsend Brothers Ferries' Dover-Calais service. From 1967 Free Enterprise III also operated Dover-Zeebrugge. In 1968, ownership passed to Townsend Thoresen. During summer 1974, she spent time on the Cainryan-Larne route. In summer 1981, Free Enterprise III operated between Portsmouth-Cherbourg. She was sold in 1984 to Maltese owners as the Tamira, but returned to UK waters later the same year as the Mona's Isle of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co.
 
 
Photograph of Free Enterprise III in Townsend Thoresen orange.
Photo: © Andrew James.
 
 
 
 
 
Tamira
(Mira Shipping: 1984)
 
Free Enterprise III was sold in 1984 to Maltese owners as the Tamira, but returned to UK waters later the same year as the Mona's Isle of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. After rebuilding with additional accommodation, Mona's Isle entered service between Heysham-Douglas in April 1985, but was not a success. Laid up in October 1985, she was sold to Egyptian owners in 1986 as the Al Fahad.
 
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Mona's Isle
(IOMSPCo: 1984-85)
 
Free Enterprise III operated between Portsmouth-Cherbourg. She was sold in 1984 to Maltese owners as the Tamira, but returned to UK waters later the same year as the Mona's Isle of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. After rebuilding with additional accommodation, she entered service between Heysham-Douglas in April 1985, but was not a success. Laid up in October 1985, she was sold to Egyptian owners in 1986 as the Al Fahad.
 
 
Official Isle of Man Steam Packet Co postcard of the Mona's Isle.
Painting: John Nicholson.
 
Card back for the postcard above.
 
Simplon Postcards release sp1013 of the Mona's Isle.
Photo: Mike Tedstone, Douglas IOM, 1985.
 
Kissack postcard AA1002 of the Mona's Isle.
 
A.Duncan photographic postcard of the Mona's Isle.
 
 
 
 
 
Al Fahad
(Sadaka Line: 1985-2004)
 
Mona's Isle was not a success with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Laid up in October 1985, she was sold to Egyptian owners in 1986 as the Al Fahad. She was wrecked early in 2004, near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia..
 
 
Kissack postcard AA1010 of Al Fahad.
 
Photograph of Al Fahad.
Photo: © Frank Heine.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Al Fahad wrecked near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Photo: © Christophe Paumier, 12th March 2004.
 
 
 
 
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