Voor de vrienden van de RMT

The Belgium Government had more than 50 ships to ensure the link Ostend-Dover.
In the beginning the boats had the name of precious stones. Later they had the name of different cities, to become afterwards the names of a few members of the royal family.
Often the Government Service had the fastest and the most beautiful ferries over the world.

NAME FERRY	FROM	UNTIL	NOTES
Le chemin de fer	1846	1847	rebaptized as the Diamant
Ville d'Ostende	1847	1866	rebaptized as the Rubis
Ville de Bruges	1847	1866	rebaptized as the Topaze
Emeraude	1848	1914
Belgique	1862	1919
Scud	1863	1864	rented
Princesse Clementine	1863	1864	rented
Queen of the French	1864	1866	rebaptized as the Saphir
John Penn	1864	1866	rebaptized as the Perle
Louise Marie	1866	1894
Leopold I	1868	1894
Marie Henriette	1870	1893
Comte de Flandre	1870	1893
Comtesse de Flandre	1871	1889
Prince Baudouin	1872	1869
Parlement Belge	1873	1895
Prince Albert	1887	1910
Ville de Douvres	1887	1910
De Flandre	1888	1918
Manx Queen	1887	1888	rented
Freia	1887	1888	rented
Princesse Henriette	1888	1920
Princesse Josephine	1888	1914
Leopold II	1892	1920
Rapide	1895	1923
Princesse Clementine	1897	1928
Princesse Elisabeth	1905	1930
Jan Breydel	1910	1930
Pieter De Coninck	1910	1931
Stad Antwerpen	1913	1933
Ville de Liege	1913	1929
Princesse Marie-Jose	1923	1940
Prince Leopold	1930	1944
Prinses Astrid	1930	1949
Prince Charles	1930	1958
Prinses Josephine-Charlotte	1930	1948
Prince Baudouin	1934	1964
Prins Albert	1936	1970	also called 'Lucky Albert'
London-Istambul	1936	1949	the old 'Ville de Liege'
Prince Philippe	1940	1942
Koning Albert	1946	1974
Prince Philippe II	1947	1973
Car Ferry	1948	1976	renamed as 'Prinses Josephine-Charlotte'
Yzer	1953	1972
Roi Leopold III	1956	1977
Koningin Elisabeth	1956	1977
Reine Astrid	1957	1981
Artevelde	1958	1976
Koningin Fabiola	1962	1983
Roi Baudouin	1965	1983
Prinses Paola	1966	1985
Princesse Astrid	1968	1982
Prins Philippe	1972	?
Prince Laurent	1974	?
Prinses Marie-Esmeralda	1975	1997	sails now as the Wisteria between Italy-Albana
Princesse Marie-Christine	1978	1997
Prins Albert	1977	1997	now the Eurovoyager by TEF
Jetferry One	1980	1981	jetfoil
Flying Princess	1980	1981	jetfoil
Princesse Clémentine	1981	1997	jetfoil
Prinses Stephanie	1981	1997	jetfoil
Stena Nautica	1982	1983	rented for 1 year
Reine Astrid	1983	1996	the bought Stena Nautica
Stena Nordica	1983	1986	rented
Prins Filip	1991	1997	now the Aquitaine with P&O Stena Line

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