MS Madeleine
Encyclopedia
The MS Madeleine is a car/passenger ferry owned and operated by C.T.M.A.
Coopérative de transport maritime et aérien
The Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien is a Canadian transportation company operating in Quebec and Prince Edward Island.Labelling itself Groupe CTMA, the company operates the seasonal ferry service from Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec in the Magdalen Islands to Souris, Prince Edward Island using...
between Souris
Souris, Prince Edward Island
Souris is a Canadian port town in northeastern Kings County, Prince Edward Island. It is located in an area famous for its beaches and potatoes, containing the majority of Prince Edward Island's potato manufacturers.-History:...
and Cap-aux-Meules
Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec
Cap-aux-Meules is an unincorporated Canadian community located on Île du Cap aux Meules in Quebec's Magdalen Islands...
. The ship previously sailed with Irish Ferries as Isle of Inishturk.
History
The Madeleine was built in 1981 as the Leinster for the B&I Line overnight Dublin - LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
route. Following heavy losses the overnight Dublin - Liverpool route closed in 1988. The Leinster transferred to the shorter Dublin - Holyhead
Holyhead
Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....
route until 1993 when she was transferred to the Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock is a town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau. Originally a small fishing village known as Paterchurch, the town was greatly expanded from 1814 onwards following the construction of a Royal Naval Dockyard...
- Rosslare
Rosslare
The name Rosslare may refer to:*Rosslare Strand, a village in County Wexford, Ireland* Rosslare Harbour, a village in County Wexford, Ireland*The Rosslare Europort at Rosslare Harbour...
route, for this role she was renamed Isle of Inishmore.
In 1995 the Isle of Inishmore received the new Irish Ferries livery following the privitization of B&I Line. The ship was renamed Isle of Inishturk a year later to free the name for a new vessel under construction in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The new Isle of Inishmore
MS Isle of Inishmore
MS Isle of Inishmore is a ro-ro ferry owned by Irish Ferries and operated on their Rosslare-Pembroke service. At the time of its introduction, it was the largest car ferry operating in Northern Europe. It is named after Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands...
was delivered in 1997 enabling the Isle of Innisfree to replace the Isle of Inishturk on the Pembroke Dock - Rosslare route.
After a few months laid up, The Isle of Inishturk was sold to C.T.M.A.
Coopérative de transport maritime et aérien
The Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien is a Canadian transportation company operating in Quebec and Prince Edward Island.Labelling itself Groupe CTMA, the company operates the seasonal ferry service from Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec in the Magdalen Islands to Souris, Prince Edward Island using...
and renamed Madeleine. Prior to entering service the lifeboats were removed and replaced with a Marine evacuation system
Marine evacuation system
A Marine Evacuation Systems is a lifesaving device found on many modern passenger ships consisting of an inflatable slide or chute where passenger can evacuate straight into waiting life rafts....
. In 2006 the Madeleine was rebuilt to comply with the latest safety regulations. This included the addition of large sponsons to the stern..