| THE DARWIN STORY PART THREE: DARWINS IN SERVICE © matt@hhvferry.com |
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| Below: Lying on the Admiralty Pier in May 2003 prior to entering service, the Pride of Canterbury is seen fresh from the shipyard. |
| Below: Pride of Canterbury approaching her berth at Calais on a grey day in July 2003. |
| Below: Pride of Kent being followed into Calais by Seafrance Cézanne. As Fiesta, the latter was another freighter converted for Calais passenger use at Lloyd Werft, entering service in 1990. The intervening years have seen styles, demand and taste change dramatically. |
| Below: Pride of Kent seen at Calais. |
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| Above: At Calais in June 2003 are the former sisters Pride of Canterbury (ex-European Pathway) and the unconverted freighter European Seaway. |
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| Below: A profile shot of Pride of Canterbury; from this angle, the ships appear to have taken much from the exterior styling of Seafrance Rodin. |
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| Below: Pride of Kent at Dover. |
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