Condor Ferries
| Name: |
Havelet |
| Decommissioned: |
2013 |
| Fate: |
Broken up |
| Type: |
Passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: |
6918 |
| Length: |
110 m (360 ft) |
| Beam: |
17 m (56 ft) |
| Capacity: |
550 passengers, 40 trailers and 205 cars |
|
| Name: |
Condor 8 |
| Type: |
Passenger ferry (catamaran) |
| Tonnage: |
387 GT
|
| Length: |
36.5 m (120 ft) |
| Beam: |
9.4 m (31 ft) |
| Capacity: |
280 passengers |
|
| Name: |
Condor 9 |
| Type: |
Passenger ferry |
| Length: |
49 m (161 ft) |
| Beam: |
18 m (59 ft) |
|
| Name: |
Condor 10 |
| Launched: |
1993 |
| Type: |
Passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: |
3,240 GT
|
| Length: |
74 m (243 ft) |
| Beam: |
26 m (85 ft) |
|
| Name: |
Condor 11 |
| Launched: |
1995 |
| Type: |
Passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: |
4,052 GT
|
| Length: |
78 m (256 ft) |
| Beam: |
26 m (85 ft) |
|
| Name: |
Condor 12 |
| Launched: |
1996 |
| Type: |
Passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: |
4305 |
| Length: |
81.15 m (266.2 ft) |
| Beam: |
26 m (85 ft) |
|
| Name: |
Condor Express |
| Launched: |
24 November 1996 |
| Fate: |
Transferred to Greece, 2015 |
| Type: |
Passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: |
5007 |
| Length: |
86.62 m (284.2 ft) |
| Beam: |
26 m (85 ft) |
|
| Name: |
Condor Vitesse |
| Launched: |
7 May 1997 |
| Fate: |
Transferred to Greece, 2015 |
| Type: |
Passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: |
5007 |
| Length: |
86.62 m (284.2 ft) |
| Beam: |
26 m (85 ft) |
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Condor Ferries is an operator of passenger and freight ferry services between The United Kingdom, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Bailiwick of Jersey and France.
Condor Ferries established the first high-speed car ferry service to the Channel Islands from Weymouth in 1993 using the 74m Incat catamaran Condor 10. In the winter of 1993/1994, Condor's parent company, Commodore Shipping, took over British Channel Island Ferries (BCIF) which operated conventional ferry services to the Channel Islands from Poole. Upon taking over BCIF, Condor moved all passenger services to Weymouth and the BCIF freight service was transferred to Commodore Shipping. The BCIF vessel Havelet ran a conventional ferry service from Weymouth from 1994 alongside the Condor 10.
In March 1997, Condor moved its UK port to Poole. The Condor Express suffered technical problems that led to late-running services. As a result, the Channel Island governments put the licence to operate ferry services to the UK out to tender. P&O European Ferries and Hoverspeed submitted bids to run the service but ultimately Condor retained the licence but was forced to purchase the Havelet to act as an all-weather back-up until the delivery of a new conventional vessel in 1999. It also purchased the Condor Vitesse for a new service to St Malo via Guernsey and made Weymouth its primary UK port, though retaining summer sailings from Poole. Commodore Shipping became sole owner of the company around this time.
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