| Name: | HOLYHEAD FERRY I |
| Type: | Passenger Ferry |
| Launched: | 17/02/1965 |
| Completed: | 07/1965 |
| Builder: | Hawthorn, Leslie (Ship Builders) Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 757 |
| Dimensions: | 867dwt, 3879grt, 1461nrt, 369.0 x 57.2 x 12.8ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, 12000hp |
| Engines by: | Hawthorn, Leslie (Engineering) Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 19.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 307845 |
| History: | |
| 07/1965 | British Railways Board, London |
| 1976 | Renamed EARL LEOFRIC |
| 1979 | Sealink (UK) Ltd, London |
| 06/1981 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Built for the Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire & Dublin crossing |
| Designed for roll on roll off (Ro-Ro) operation through stern door | |
| Initally she had capacity for 1000 x passengers and 150 x cars | |
| 1976: Rebuilt by Swan Hunter to drive through, capacity 205 x cars & 725 x passengers | |
| 1981: The huge rise in fuel costs made the steam turbines very expensive to run | |
| 06/1981: Broken up at San Esteban de Pravia by Desguaces Aviles |
Above photo as HOLYHEAD FERRY I is courtesy of Dover Ferry Photos Library
Above photo as HOLYHEAD FERRY I is courtesy of Dover Ferry Photos Library
Above photo as HOLYHEAD FERRY I is courtesy of Dover Ferry Photos Library
Above photo as HOLYHEAD FERRY I is courtesy of Dover Ferry Photos Library
Above photo as HOLYHEAD FERRY I is courtesy of Dover Ferry Photos Library
Above photo as HOLYHEAD FERRY I is courtesy of Dover Ferry Photos Library
Above photo as EARL LEOFRIC is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as EARL LEOFRIC is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as EARL LEOFRIC is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as EARL LEOFRIC is courtesy of Photoship