MV ''Mont St Michel'' is a

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operated by

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. The vessel was built at

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shipyard in the

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and has been sailing for Brittany Ferries since 2002. ''Mont St Michel'' was to be named ''Deauville'' or ''Honfleur'' but this was thought to be too similar to ''

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''. Early artist impressions of the ship carried the name ''Normandie 2''. The internal layout of ''Mont St Michel'' is based on the MV ''Normandie'', which also operates on the

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) route. Construction started on 7 June 2001 and she was launched on 15 March 2002. Major delays in fitting out meant that the ship was not delivered until December 2002, over 5 months behind schedule. In place of ''Mont St Michel'', the smaller ''

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'' was kept in the fleet throughout the busy 2002 summer season, assisted by ''Purbeck''. ''Mont St Michel'' sails under the

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flag and is registered in

Routes served

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) 2002–present

External links

Official Brittany Ferries Website

about MV Mount St. Michel Official Brittany Ferries Website
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