{"id":43963,"date":"2026-01-01T16:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=43963"},"modified":"2026-02-08T18:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:43:45","slug":"gnv-antares-history-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=43963","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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                                    History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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20\/2\/1985<\/td>Building contract<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Building started<\/td><\/tr>
9\/5\/1986<\/td>Keel laid <\/td><\/tr>
29\/8\/1986<\/td>Launch<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Sea trial <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Second sea trial <\/td><\/tr>
31\/3\/1987<\/td>Delivered to North Sea Ferries (P&O), Hull, England.<\/td><\/tr>
12\/5\/1987<\/td>Hull – Rotterdam route.<\/td><\/tr>
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5-6\/2001<\/td>Rebuild by Lloyd-Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany.<\/td><\/tr>
2\/7\/2002<\/td>Hull – Zeebr\u00fcgge route.<\/td><\/tr>
15\/10\/2002<\/td>Operated P&O ferries, same route.<\/td><\/tr>
15\/1\/2003<\/td>New name Pride of Bruges.<\/td><\/tr>
14\/11\/2004<\/td>Hull – Rotterdam route.<\/td><\/tr>
26\/11\/2004<\/td>Hull – Zeebr\u00fcgge route.<\/td><\/tr>
22\/10\/2020<\/td>Hull – Rotterdam route.<\/td><\/tr>
27\/1\/2021<\/td>Laid up for sale at Zeebr\u00fcgge.<\/td><\/tr>
13\/4\/2021<\/td>Sold to Grandi Navi Veloci S.p.A, Limassol, Cyprus.<\/td><\/tr>
23\/4\/2021<\/td>Voyage to Napoli, Italy.<\/td><\/tr>
20\/5\/2021<\/td>New name GNV Antares. Homeport Napoli, Italy.<\/td><\/tr>
19\/6\/2021<\/td>Napoli – Palermo route.<\/td><\/tr>
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10\/2025<\/td>Portugal flag.<\/td><\/tr>
11\/2025<\/td>Sold to scrap.<\/td><\/tr>
18\/12\/2025<\/td>Beached in Aliaga, Turkey.<\/td><\/tr>
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