LINCOLNSHIRE
was built in 1972 by Swan, Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd
at Hebburn-on-Tyne with a tonnage of 19799grt, a length of 186.84m,
a beam of 26.8m and a service speed of 16 knots. She was launched
on 12th July 1971 for Bibby Freighters Ltd and completed in
the following March as a liquid gas carrier capable of carrying
8 different types from propane to anhydrous ammonia. Under the
management of the Manx Ship Management Ltd she was chartered
to Mundo Gas in their livery. Her port of registry was transferred
to Hong Kong in 1984 and in 1991 the management company's name
was changed to Bibby International Services (IOM) based in Nassau,
Bahamas. She is currently owned by Bibby Gas Carriers Ltd. (Photo:
Bibby Line Group)
HEREFORDSHIRE (4)/STOLT DEVON was built in 1985 by K. K. Taihei
Kogyo at Akitsu with a tonnage of 7145grt, a length of 123.1
metres, a beam of 198 metres and a service speed of 13 knots.
Sister of the Shropshire she was launched on 24th November 1984
as the Shoun Tenacity for Shoun Tenacity Inc. of Panama and
delivered in June 1985. In 1989 she was purchased by Legend
Maritime Co. S. A. of Panama and renamed Stainless Master. When
she was acquired by Bibby Bulk Carriers Ltd in 1991 she carried
the name Burns but her vendor was unspecified. Renamed Herefordshire
she was managed by Bibby International Services (IOM) Ltd and
flew the Panamanian flag. In 1995 she was owned by Bibby's Herculanium
Shipping Ltd with the same managers and flying the Bahamian
flag. Her port of registry was moved to Panama and her name
changed to Stolt Devon in 1997 when she was chartered to Stolt
Tankers with whom she continues to operate.
CHESHIRE
(5) was built in 1989 by N. V. Boelwerf S. A. at Temse with
a tonnage of 19719grt, a length of 165.5 metres, a beam of 26.5
metres and a service speed of 16.2 knots. Launched on 10th March
1989 she was ordered by Exmar S. A. and purchased on the stocks
by Bibby's, financed by a Belgian Government loan. Flying the
Belgian flag she was managed by Exmar for five years and, when
delivered in the June, was painted in their livery. When she
came off charter in 1994 her ownership was transferred to Bibby
Shipping (Cayman) Ltd and her management was handled by Bibby
International Services (IOM) Ltd of Douglas. She now operates
for the company flying the isle of Man flag. (Photo: Bibby Line
Group)
MARINOR
was built in 1991 in Welgelegen, in The Netherlands with a tonnage
of 4,950grt,a length of 112.3 metres, a beam of 18 metres and
a service speed of 14 knots. An oil, chemical and molasses tanker
with stainless steel tanks, she was previously owned by Botany
Bay and was bought by Bibby Line in 1998. She is part of the
company’s fleet. (Photo: Bibby Line Group)
OXFORDSHIRE
was built in 1997 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan with
a tonnage of 22,289g, a length of 169.9 metres, a beam of 27.4
metres and a service speed of 17.3 knots. Launched on 13 June
1997 she is a liquefied petroleum gas carrier and is on long-term
charter to Exmar. Owned by the Bibby company Huskisson Shipping
Limited she is managed by Bibby International Services (IOM)
Ltd
SHROPSHIRE
(5)/STOLT CORNWALL was built in 1985 by K. K. Taihei Kogyo at
Akitsu with a tonnage of 7145grt, a length of 123.1 metres,
a beam of 19.8 metres and a service speed of 13 knots. An oil,
chemical and molasses tanker with stainless steel tanks she
was launched as the Shoun Telstar for Shoun Telstar Inc. of
Panama and delivered to them in May 1985. In 1989 she was sold
to Imperial Legend Shipping Co. S. A. of Panama who renamed
her Stainless Fighter and two years later was purchased by Bibby
Bulk Carriers Ltd, Bahamas who changed her name to Shropshire.
Her ownership was re-registered in 1994 as being with Bibby
Bulk Carriers Ltd and Britain Steamship Co. with her management
being controlled by Bibby International Services (IOM) Ltd.
of Nassau flying the Bahamian flag. She is currently chartered
to Stolt Tankers Inc. as the Stolt Cornwall. (Photo: Bibby Line
Group)
STOLT
DURHAM was built in 1995 by Societa Esercizio, Viareggio, Italy
with a tonnage of 12,2457grt, a length of 139 metres and a beam
of 21.25 metres. Owned by the Bibby company Rumford Tankers
Limited she has previously traded under the names of Botany
Trader and Stolt Trader. Part of the Bibby fleet she is chartered
to Stolt Tanker Inc. with the name of Stolt Durham and flies
the Cayman Island flag. (Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BOTANY
TRIUMPH was built in 1997 by Juliana Constructora Gigonea S.A.
of Gijon in Spain with a tonnage of 19,000grt,a length of 148.4
metres and a beam of 23 metres. She was launched in 1997 for
Botany Bay, Australia and in 2000 was bought by the Bibby company
Gaston Limited.Part of the Bibby fleet is chartered to Stolt
Tankers Inc. and flies the Panamian flag. (Photo: Bibby Line
Group)
STOLT KENT was built in 1998 by Naval Gijon,
Spain with a tonnage of 12,141g, a length of 174 metres, a beam
of 28 metres, and a service speed of 15 knots.She is an oil,
chemical and molasses tanker with stainless steel tanks. Owned
by Bibby Transport Limited, Isle of Man she is managed by Bibby
International Services (IOM) Limited and flies the Isle of Man
flag. (Photo: Fotoflite)
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BIBBY
ALTONA was built in 1993 by Neptun Industrie (Rostock) G.m.b.H.
with a tonnage of 8448g and measuring 94.1 x 26.2 x 3.9 metres.
Sister of the Bibby Kalmar she was completed as the Floatel
Altona for Grizzly Shipping AB and acquired by Bibby's on 28th
February 1995. Renamed Bibby Altona, with accommodation for
620 persons and flying the Bahamian flag, she was stationed
in Hamburg on a contract with the City of Hamburg to accommodate
refugees where she is still based
(Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY CHALLENGE was built in 1976 by Rotterdamsche Droogdog
Mij B.V. with a tonnage of 11897g and measuring 91.5 x 27.4
x 6.1 mettes. She was completed as the pontoon barge Daring
Turtle and, in 1993, was converted into an accommodation unit
by NSS Stalkstruction AB at Hunnebostrand in Sweden and renamed
Bibby Challenge. With accommodation for 624 persons in 290 rooms
on four decks the cabins are situated around the outside of
a central public space. Her facilities include a cafeteria and
bars as well as a 'mother and child' room. She is currently
under contract to the City of Hamburg where she has been based
accommodating refugees since 1995.(Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY
GOTEBORG was built in 1974 by Argo Shipbuilders, Greece, with
a tonnage of 3,940g and measuring 92 x 27.4 x 6.09 metres. Built
as a North Sea barge she was, in 1991, converted into an accommodation
vessel with 154 cabins. Bibby Line purchased her in 1998 and
went on charter to Eurest and Wood GMC. She is registered in
Barbados and is currently on charter to Fleet Support Ltd (FSL)
at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.(Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY
KALMAR was built in 1993 by Neptun Industrie (Rostock) G.m.b.H.
with a tonnage of 8448g and measuring 291ft 5in x 85ft 6in x
12ft 10in. She was completed as the accommodation barge Floatel
Kalmar with the capacity for 472 persons for Grizzly Shipping
AB. Acquired by Bibby's on 28th February 1995 she was renamed
Bibby Kalmar and stationed in Hamburg on a contract with the
City of Hamburg until May 1996. Thereafter, she was moved to
Norway where she was engaged by various dockyards accommodating
construction workers and continues to do so. (Photo: Bibby Line
Group)
BIBBY
MALMO/BIBBY BERGEN was built in 1955 by Harland & Wolff
at Belfast with a tonnage of 7828g and measuring 95 x 27 x 7
metres. Her hull was built as an oil tanker but inverted to
act as a pontoon and in 1973 she was converted to an accommodation
barge and was used as such by different owners over the years.
She was purchased by Bibby Line Limited in 1998 together with
the Bibby Goteborg. She went on charter with Eurest and Wood
GMC in the following 18 months. In 1999 Bibby Line decided to
strip all the accommodation off and renew it. She was renamed
Bibby Bergenand went on to charter with BP in Shetland and finished
her charter in late 2001. She was mobilised back to Stavanger,
Norway, where she is awaiting orders.(Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY
MARINIA was built in 1980 by Orensten & Koppel A. G. at
Lubeck with a tonnage of 3941g and measuring 49.6 x 32 x 4.87metres.
A non-propelled self elevating platform using Gusto Engineering
hydraulic gear her facilities included a heliport for 1 Sikorsky
S-61N helicopter, a Manitowac 50 ton mobile crane and a 10 ton
crane. She was built in 1980 as Biber 500, a crane, pile driving
trenching rig anchored on 4 legs with 4 x 5 ton Delta Flipper
anchors controlled by 4 hydraulic winches to a maximum depth
of 150ft. In 1982 she became the Safe Marinia when she was acquired
by Consafe Offshore A/B of Vastra Frolunda in Sweden and in
the following year was converted by Fartygskonstructioner A/B
of Gothenberg into an accommodation and maintenance platform,
equipped with 2 fully enclosed lifeboats, for 130 men. She was
acquired by Bibby Line Ltd in 1989, renamed Marinia and modified
for service in the China Sea by Sabah Shipyard at Labuan for
utilisation on the coastal shelf for Sarawak Shell. On 29th
March 1995 she was towed to Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates
on Anchor Marine Transport's submersible Barge AMT Transporter
by International Transport Santania Inc's tug Santania. She
was later renamed Bibby Marinia and is still operates for the
company. (Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY
PROGRESS was built in 1976 at New Ross, Ireland with a tonnage
of 12611g and measuring 91.4 x 27.4 x 6.1 metres. She was built
as the oil rig supply barge Viking Barge 1 and in 1990 was converted
into an accommodation unit and renamed Bibby Progress. She is
an air conditioned 'coastel' with accommodation for 310 persons
in 155 rooms with the capability of housing up to 620 by adding
extra beds. Her facilities include a restaurant, bars, conference
facilities, 2 passenger lifts and laundries. Although equipped
to link up with shore supplies she is equipped with self lighting
generators. In 1995 she was stationed at Dordrecht and after
that was based at the Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific where
she was deployed accommodating members of the French Foreign
Legion. Having built up a reputation for being suitable for
housing military personnel she was subsequently chartered by
the US Navy on three occasions and by the Italian Carabinieri
in Genoa and Naples. She is currently based in the Naples area
of Italy. (Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY
RENAISSANCE was built in 1991 in the Ukraine with a tonnage
of 10,924g and measuring 95 x 22 x 5 metres. She was purchased
by Bibby in 1998 from a shipyard in Denmark, and towed to Barrow-in-Furness
for a specific project which, unfortunately, never came off.
She is a floating steel hull, no internal fittings, but with
all decks fitted. Currently at Barrow - in-Furness, she is available
for charter. (Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY STOCKHOLM was built in 1976 by Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw
Mij with a tonnage of 4144g and measuring 92.7 x 27.4 x 6.1
metres. Completed as a barge she was converted into an accommodation
unit, with the capacity for 628 persons, in 1992 and renamed
Floatel Stockholm. On 28th February 1995 she was purchased by
Bibby's from Grizzly Shipping AB of Gothenberg and renamed Bibby
Stockholm. From 1995 to May 1996 she was stationed in Hamburg,
housing immigrants and foreign workers, under a contract with
the City of Hamburg. From there she was towed to Dordrecht where
she is currently on charter to the Dutch refugee Agency (COA).
(Photo: Bibby Line Group)
CASA
MARINA was built in 1965 at Amsterdam with a tonnage of 2734g
and measuring 45.5 x 17.6 x 2.6 metres. She was completed as
an oil rig support pontoon and upgraded for use by Bibby's in
1987 and subsequently deployed at Oslo to house Selmewr-Furuhnolmen
workers in the November. She had accommodation for 280 persons
in 70 superior double glazed cabins and, on the maindeck, a
mess hall and kitchen, a large lounge and the crew quarters,
all with central heating and forced air ventilation. Designed
for small harbour or esturial work she was less self contained
than larger vessels and required light and water connections
from ashore. She was refurbished in 1994 and was stationed at
Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands on charter to Centrale Opvang
Asielzoekers as a workers hostel until July 1995. After a long
period laid up she was, during late 2000 and early 2001, re-configured
as an office/canteen barge and is currently on charter to Canary
Wharf Contractors Ltd in London where she is scheduled to remain
until mid-2003. (Photo: Bibby Line Group)
MALIN
VIKING was built in 1975 as a North Sea barge by Scheepswerven
in Bolnes, in The Netherlands with a tonnage of 4906g and measuring
91 x 27.4 x 6 metres. She was purchased in 1993 in Norway and
did numerous jobs on the Norwegian coast as an accommodation
barge. The accommodation part was removed in 2001 in Stavanger
(Norway) and she is now lying as a flat-top barge in Stavanger.
(Photo: Bibby Line Group)
TRIDENT
BIBBY ONE was built in 2000 by Arab Heavy Industries, UAE, with
a tonnage of 2,434g, a length of 50.2 metres, a beam of 42.6
metres and leg lengths of 79.2 metres. A self-propelled self-elevating
platform using Searex designed electro- hydraulic type rack
and pinion elevating system. Her facilities include a helideck
suitable for Sikorski S76, Bell 214 or Bell 412 helicopters,
two pedestal 70 ton cranes. She is equipped with two totally
enclosed lifeboats, for 60 people each, in addition to six life
rafts for 20 people each. She completed her first charter to
Dubai Petroleum Construction in May 2001 and was then employed
by DOPET for a maintenance programme in Qatar waters. (Photo:
Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY LONDON was purchased from Williams Shipping, Southampton,
as Wilcarry 750 in August 2000.She measures 40 x 12.8 x 2.75
metres and has a tonnage of 337g.She was renamed Bibby London,
re-registered in Barbados and towed to Tilbury Docks where two
floors of modules were added to the barge. She was then towed
to Canary Wharf where a final floor was added on location. On
the first floor there are toilets, changing rooms, lockers and
a canteen. The second and third floor offer office space to
project staff. She is on charter to Canary Wharf Construction
Limited until late 2002. (Photo: Bibby Line Group)
DMS VENTURE was built in 1965 in Germany measuring 278ft 8in
x 205ft 11in x 17ft 10in. She was completed as the six leg jack
up barge Offshore 242 and, in 1981, was upgraded for work in
the tropics as an accommodation unit. On 18th January 1995 she
was acquired as a joint venture with Doha Marine Services, Qatar,
under contract with Maersk Oil Qatar, as part of a fleet producing
60,000 barrels of oil per day plus gas. She was renamed DMS
Venture (DMS = Doha Marine Services) and in June 1995 was towed
to Qatar for modification by Bibby's associate company Offshore
Design Engineering.
The
history of Bibby Line and its ships has been extracted from
Merchant Fleets 29: The Burma Boats-Henderson & Bibby
by Duncan Haws
Available from TCL PUBLICATIONS
and with the help of Christina Spencer, the Bibby Group archivist,
to whom we extend our grateful thanks.
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LINCOLNSHIRE
was built in 1972 by Swan, Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd
at Hebburn-on-Tyne with a tonnage of 19799grt, a length of 186.84m,
a beam of 26.8m and a service speed of 16 knots. She was launched
on 12th July 1971 for Bibby Freighters Ltd and completed in
the following March as a liquid gas carrier capable of carrying
8 different types from propane to anhydrous ammonia. Under the
management of the Manx Ship Management Ltd she was chartered
to Mundo Gas in their livery. Her port of registry was transferred
to Hong Kong in 1984 and in 1991 the management company's name
was changed to Bibby International Services (IOM) based in Nassau,
Bahamas. She is currently owned by Bibby Gas Carriers Ltd. (Photo:
Bibby Line Group) 
CHESHIRE
(5) was built in 1989 by N. V. Boelwerf S. A. at Temse with
a tonnage of 19719grt, a length of 165.5 metres, a beam of 26.5
metres and a service speed of 16.2 knots. Launched on 10th March
1989 she was ordered by Exmar S. A. and purchased on the stocks
by Bibby's, financed by a Belgian Government loan. Flying the
Belgian flag she was managed by Exmar for five years and, when
delivered in the June, was painted in their livery. When she
came off charter in 1994 her ownership was transferred to Bibby
Shipping (Cayman) Ltd and her management was handled by Bibby
International Services (IOM) Ltd of Douglas. She now operates
for the company flying the isle of Man flag. (Photo: Bibby Line
Group) 
MARINOR
was built in 1991 in Welgelegen, in The Netherlands with a tonnage
of 4,950grt,a length of 112.3 metres, a beam of 18 metres and
a service speed of 14 knots. An oil, chemical and molasses tanker
with stainless steel tanks, she was previously owned by Botany
Bay and was bought by Bibby Line in 1998. She is part of the
company’s fleet. (Photo: Bibby Line Group) 
OXFORDSHIRE
was built in 1997 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan with
a tonnage of 22,289g, a length of 169.9 metres, a beam of 27.4
metres and a service speed of 17.3 knots. Launched on 13 June
1997 she is a liquefied petroleum gas carrier and is on long-term
charter to Exmar. Owned by the Bibby company Huskisson Shipping
Limited she is managed by Bibby International Services (IOM)
Ltd 
SHROPSHIRE
(5)/STOLT CORNWALL was built in 1985 by K. K. Taihei Kogyo at
Akitsu with a tonnage of 7145grt, a length of 123.1 metres,
a beam of 19.8 metres and a service speed of 13 knots. An oil,
chemical and molasses tanker with stainless steel tanks she
was launched as the Shoun Telstar for Shoun Telstar Inc. of
Panama and delivered to them in May 1985. In 1989 she was sold
to Imperial Legend Shipping Co. S. A. of Panama who renamed
her Stainless Fighter and two years later was purchased by Bibby
Bulk Carriers Ltd, Bahamas who changed her name to Shropshire.
Her ownership was re-registered in 1994 as being with Bibby
Bulk Carriers Ltd and Britain Steamship Co. with her management
being controlled by Bibby International Services (IOM) Ltd.
of Nassau flying the Bahamian flag. She is currently chartered
to Stolt Tankers Inc. as the Stolt Cornwall. (Photo: Bibby Line
Group) 
STOLT
DURHAM was built in 1995 by Societa Esercizio, Viareggio, Italy
with a tonnage of 12,2457grt, a length of 139 metres and a beam
of 21.25 metres. Owned by the Bibby company Rumford Tankers
Limited she has previously traded under the names of Botany
Trader and Stolt Trader. Part of the Bibby fleet she is chartered
to Stolt Tanker Inc. with the name of Stolt Durham and flies
the Cayman Island flag. (Photo: Bibby Line Group) 
BOTANY
TRIUMPH was built in 1997 by Juliana Constructora Gigonea S.A.
of Gijon in Spain with a tonnage of 19,000grt,a length of 148.4
metres and a beam of 23 metres. She was launched in 1997 for
Botany Bay, Australia and in 2000 was bought by the Bibby company
Gaston Limited.Part of the Bibby fleet is chartered to Stolt
Tankers Inc. and flies the Panamian flag. (Photo: Bibby Line
Group) 
BIBBY
ALTONA was built in 1993 by Neptun Industrie (Rostock) G.m.b.H.
with a tonnage of 8448g and measuring 94.1 x 26.2 x 3.9 metres.
Sister of the Bibby Kalmar she was completed as the Floatel
Altona for Grizzly Shipping AB and acquired by Bibby's on 28th
February 1995. Renamed Bibby Altona, with accommodation for
620 persons and flying the Bahamian flag, she was stationed
in Hamburg on a contract with the City of Hamburg to accommodate
refugees where she is still based
BIBBY CHALLENGE was built in 1976 by Rotterdamsche Droogdog
Mij B.V. with a tonnage of 11897g and measuring 91.5 x 27.4
x 6.1 mettes. She was completed as the pontoon barge Daring
Turtle and, in 1993, was converted into an accommodation unit
by NSS Stalkstruction AB at Hunnebostrand in Sweden and renamed
Bibby Challenge. With accommodation for 624 persons in 290 rooms
on four decks the cabins are situated around the outside of
a central public space. Her facilities include a cafeteria and
bars as well as a 'mother and child' room. She is currently
under contract to the City of Hamburg where she has been based
accommodating refugees since 1995.(Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY
GOTEBORG was built in 1974 by Argo Shipbuilders, Greece, with
a tonnage of 3,940g and measuring 92 x 27.4 x 6.09 metres. Built
as a North Sea barge she was, in 1991, converted into an accommodation
vessel with 154 cabins. Bibby Line purchased her in 1998 and
went on charter to Eurest and Wood GMC. She is registered in
Barbados and is currently on charter to Fleet Support Ltd (FSL)
at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.(Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY
KALMAR was built in 1993 by Neptun Industrie (Rostock) G.m.b.H.
with a tonnage of 8448g and measuring 291ft 5in x 85ft 6in x
12ft 10in. She was completed as the accommodation barge Floatel
Kalmar with the capacity for 472 persons for Grizzly Shipping
AB. Acquired by Bibby's on 28th February 1995 she was renamed
Bibby Kalmar and stationed in Hamburg on a contract with the
City of Hamburg until May 1996. Thereafter, she was moved to
Norway where she was engaged by various dockyards accommodating
construction workers and continues to do so. (Photo: Bibby Line
Group)
BIBBY
MALMO/BIBBY BERGEN was built in 1955 by Harland & Wolff
at Belfast with a tonnage of 7828g and measuring 95 x 27 x 7
metres. Her hull was built as an oil tanker but inverted to
act as a pontoon and in 1973 she was converted to an accommodation
barge and was used as such by different owners over the years.
She was purchased by Bibby Line Limited in 1998 together with
the Bibby Goteborg. She went on charter with Eurest and Wood
GMC in the following 18 months. In 1999 Bibby Line decided to
strip all the accommodation off and renew it. She was renamed
Bibby Bergenand went on to charter with BP in Shetland and finished
her charter in late 2001. She was mobilised back to Stavanger,
Norway, where she is awaiting orders.(Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY
MARINIA was built in 1980 by Orensten & Koppel A. G. at
Lubeck with a tonnage of 3941g and measuring 49.6 x 32 x 4.87metres.
A non-propelled self elevating platform using Gusto Engineering
hydraulic gear her facilities included a heliport for 1 Sikorsky
S-61N helicopter, a Manitowac 50 ton mobile crane and a 10 ton
crane. She was built in 1980 as Biber 500, a crane, pile driving
trenching rig anchored on 4 legs with 4 x 5 ton Delta Flipper
anchors controlled by 4 hydraulic winches to a maximum depth
of 150ft. In 1982 she became the Safe Marinia when she was acquired
by Consafe Offshore A/B of Vastra Frolunda in Sweden and in
the following year was converted by Fartygskonstructioner A/B
of Gothenberg into an accommodation and maintenance platform,
equipped with 2 fully enclosed lifeboats, for 130 men. She was
acquired by Bibby Line Ltd in 1989, renamed Marinia and modified
for service in the China Sea by Sabah Shipyard at Labuan for
utilisation on the coastal shelf for Sarawak Shell. On 29th
March 1995 she was towed to Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates
on Anchor Marine Transport's submersible Barge AMT Transporter
by International Transport Santania Inc's tug Santania. She
was later renamed Bibby Marinia and is still operates for the
company. (Photo: Bibby Line Group) 
BIBBY
PROGRESS was built in 1976 at New Ross, Ireland with a tonnage
of 12611g and measuring 91.4 x 27.4 x 6.1 metres. She was built
as the oil rig supply barge Viking Barge 1 and in 1990 was converted
into an accommodation unit and renamed Bibby Progress. She is
an air conditioned 'coastel' with accommodation for 310 persons
in 155 rooms with the capability of housing up to 620 by adding
extra beds. Her facilities include a restaurant, bars, conference
facilities, 2 passenger lifts and laundries. Although equipped
to link up with shore supplies she is equipped with self lighting
generators. In 1995 she was stationed at Dordrecht and after
that was based at the Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific where
she was deployed accommodating members of the French Foreign
Legion. Having built up a reputation for being suitable for
housing military personnel she was subsequently chartered by
the US Navy on three occasions and by the Italian Carabinieri
in Genoa and Naples. She is currently based in the Naples area
of Italy. (Photo: Bibby Line Group) 
BIBBY
RENAISSANCE was built in 1991 in the Ukraine with a tonnage
of 10,924g and measuring 95 x 22 x 5 metres. She was purchased
by Bibby in 1998 from a shipyard in Denmark, and towed to Barrow-in-Furness
for a specific project which, unfortunately, never came off.
She is a floating steel hull, no internal fittings, but with
all decks fitted. Currently at Barrow - in-Furness, she is available
for charter. (Photo: Bibby Line Group)
BIBBY STOCKHOLM was built in 1976 by Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw
Mij with a tonnage of 4144g and measuring 92.7 x 27.4 x 6.1
metres. Completed as a barge she was converted into an accommodation
unit, with the capacity for 628 persons, in 1992 and renamed
Floatel Stockholm. On 28th February 1995 she was purchased by
Bibby's from Grizzly Shipping AB of Gothenberg and renamed Bibby
Stockholm. From 1995 to May 1996 she was stationed in Hamburg,
housing immigrants and foreign workers, under a contract with
the City of Hamburg. From there she was towed to Dordrecht where
she is currently on charter to the Dutch refugee Agency (COA).
(Photo: Bibby Line Group) 
CASA
MARINA was built in 1965 at Amsterdam with a tonnage of 2734g
and measuring 45.5 x 17.6 x 2.6 metres. She was completed as
an oil rig support pontoon and upgraded for use by Bibby's in
1987 and subsequently deployed at Oslo to house Selmewr-Furuhnolmen
workers in the November. She had accommodation for 280 persons
in 70 superior double glazed cabins and, on the maindeck, a
mess hall and kitchen, a large lounge and the crew quarters,
all with central heating and forced air ventilation. Designed
for small harbour or esturial work she was less self contained
than larger vessels and required light and water connections
from ashore. She was refurbished in 1994 and was stationed at
Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands on charter to Centrale Opvang
Asielzoekers as a workers hostel until July 1995. After a long
period laid up she was, during late 2000 and early 2001, re-configured
as an office/canteen barge and is currently on charter to Canary
Wharf Contractors Ltd in London where she is scheduled to remain
until mid-2003. (Photo: Bibby Line Group) 
MALIN
VIKING was built in 1975 as a North Sea barge by Scheepswerven
in Bolnes, in The Netherlands with a tonnage of 4906g and measuring
91 x 27.4 x 6 metres. She was purchased in 1993 in Norway and
did numerous jobs on the Norwegian coast as an accommodation
barge. The accommodation part was removed in 2001 in Stavanger
(Norway) and she is now lying as a flat-top barge in Stavanger.
(Photo: Bibby Line Group) 
TRIDENT
BIBBY ONE was built in 2000 by Arab Heavy Industries, UAE, with
a tonnage of 2,434g, a length of 50.2 metres, a beam of 42.6
metres and leg lengths of 79.2 metres. A self-propelled self-elevating
platform using Searex designed electro- hydraulic type rack
and pinion elevating system. Her facilities include a helideck
suitable for Sikorski S76, Bell 214 or Bell 412 helicopters,
two pedestal 70 ton cranes. She is equipped with two totally
enclosed lifeboats, for 60 people each, in addition to six life
rafts for 20 people each. She completed her first charter to
Dubai Petroleum Construction in May 2001 and was then employed
by DOPET for a maintenance programme in Qatar waters. (Photo:
Bibby Line Group) 
BIBBY LONDON was purchased from Williams Shipping, Southampton,
as Wilcarry 750 in August 2000.She measures 40 x 12.8 x 2.75
metres and has a tonnage of 337g.She was renamed Bibby London,
re-registered in Barbados and towed to Tilbury Docks where two
floors of modules were added to the barge. She was then towed
to Canary Wharf where a final floor was added on location. On
the first floor there are toilets, changing rooms, lockers and
a canteen. The second and third floor offer office space to
project staff. She is on charter to Canary Wharf Construction
Limited until late 2002. (Photo: Bibby Line Group) 
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