MV Mont St Michel

History
Name	MV Mont St Michel
Owner	SOMACAL (2002 - 2020) BRITTANY FERRIES BAI SA (2020 - present)
Operator	Brittany Ferries
Port of registry	Caen,  France
Route	Portsmouth-Caen (Ouistreham)
Ordered	September 2000
Builder	Van der Giessen de Noord
Cost	£80 million
Laid down	March 2001
Launched	15 March 2002
Completed	2002
Maiden voyage	20 December 2002
In service	20 December 2002
Identification	IMO number: 9238337 MMSI number: 227023100 Callsign: FNMT
Status	In Service
General characteristics
Tonnage	35,592 GT[clarification needed]
Length	173 m (568 ft)
Beam	28.5 m (94 ft)
Draught	6.21m
Ice class	1D
Installed power	Krupp MAK
Speed	22 kn (41 km/h)
Capacity	2,123 passengers 830 vehicles
Crew	135

Mont St Michel's restaurant.

MV Mont St Michel is a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries. She was built at Van der Giessen de Noord shipyard in the Netherlands and has been sailing for Brittany Ferries since 2002. Mont St Michel was to have been called Deauville or Honfleur but this was thought to be too similar to Barfleur. Early artist impressions of the ship carried the name Normandie 2. The internal layout of Mont St Michel is based on the MV Normandie, which also operates on the Portsmouth–Caen (Ouistreham) route.

Construction started on 7 June 2001 and she was launched on 15 March 2002. Major delays in fitting out meant that the ship was not delivered until December 2002, over 5 months behind schedule. In place of Mont St Michel, the smaller Quiberon was kept in the fleet throughout the busy 2002 summer season, assisted by Purbeck.

Mont St Michel sails under the French flag and is registered in Caen.

Routes served[]

• Portsmouth–Caen (Ouistreham) 2002–present

External links[]

• Official Brittany Ferries Website
• about MV Mount St. Michel Official Brittany Ferries Website