MS Olau Britannia (1982)
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| Builder: | Weser Seebeckswerft, Bremerhaven, West Germany |
| Yard number: | 1031 |
| Laid down: | 3 June 1981 |
| Launched: | 5 December 1981 |
| Christened: | 7 May 1982 by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon |
| Acquired: | 2 May 1982 |
| In service: | 8 May 1982 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8020642 |
| Status: | In service |
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| Type: | Cruiseferry |
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| Length: | 153.40 m (503 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 24.24 m (79 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 x Controllable pitch propellors |
| Speed: | 20 kn (37.04 km/h; 23.02 mph) |
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Moby Zazà is a ferry operated by Moby Lines between Nice and Bastia. Until 2015 she was MS Wind Perfection, an accommodation ship owned and operated by C-bed. She was built in 1982 as MS Olau Britannia by Weser Seebeckswerft in Bremerhaven for Olau Line, who used her on Sheerness—Vlissingen service. In 1990 she was sold to Fred. Olsen Lines and renamed MS Bayard for services between Norway and Denmark. In 1991 Fred. Olsen Lines was sold to Color Line and the Bayard passed under their ownership under the name MS Christian IV. In 2008, she was sold to Stella Lines and renamed MS Julia for service between Helsinki and St. Petersburg. This was a failure and after just two months the Julia was laid up. In 2009, she was sold to Fastnet Line and entered service on their Swansea—Cork route in 2010, retaining her earlier name.
The Olau Britannia was delivered as the younger sister of MS Olau Hollandia on May 5, 1982. Two days later she was christened by Princess Margaret in Sheerness and placed on the route Sheerness—Vlissingen. In August 1984 the ship collided with the freighter MS Mont Louis in the English channel. Olau Line ordered larger replacements for the Olau Hollandia and Olau Britannia in the late 1980s (confusingly the replacements were also called MS Olau Hollandia and MS Olau Britannia. In preparation for delivery of the second Olau Britannia, the first Olau Britannia was sold to Nordström & Thulin, Sweden on October 4, 1989, to be delivered in 1990. However, already on October 11 Nordström & Thulin resold the ship to Fred. Olsen & Co..
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