Built as a tank landing craft by Chantiers La Perriere, La Perriere, Normandy, France for the Seychelles Government.
12 December 1977 ordered.
Launched under the name CINQ JUIN (Five June).
Tonnage as given by Equasis 857 gross, and World Navies Today 855 tons full load. Dim. 56.9 x 11.6 x 1.9m. (draught).
Powered by two Poyaud A1215OM diesel engines, 880 hp., twin shafts, speed 9 knots.
Fitted out with a bow ramp.
1978 Completed.
She is mostly used as an inter-island ferry for commercial purposes. Even carried her own post-office.
Can carry around 300 tons of cargo.
http://www.equasis.org gives for 2009, owned and managed by Seychelles Govt. Co-Operation at Victoria Seychelles. IMO No. 7803308.
Seychelles 1988 2r sg 702.
Source: Log Book. CD-Rom Ships on Stamps. http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/africa/africa.htm