History of the MV Fredericia

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The MV Caroline - Pictures of Radio Caroline's first Offshore Radio Ship

13th July 1964 the MV Fredericia/Caroline was towed from the East coast of the British Isles

Arriving in the Irish Sea she dropped anchor off the Isle of Man rebranding as Caroline North above the Offshore 3 dropping off supplies

The ship gained the starboard hull marking whilst off the Isle of Man

She like the Caroline South broadcasting from the MV Mi-Amigo became Caroline International as the Marine Etc Broadcasting Offences Act of 1967 came into force at midnight on 14th August

Dragged away by the Wijsmuller Company on the 3rd March 1968 the MV Caroline is towed to Amsterdam Harbour where's she's laid up pictured in October 1968

The vessel was never to return to sea

Portside Stern quarter of the MV Caroline with hull plate pressing 'Fredericia' & Kolding visible

Bought by Frank Rijsdijk Holland NV, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht in June 1972

The Van der Marel shipbrokery & scrapyard Ouwerkerk in the Provence of Zeeland begin breaking the ship

It's a sad end for the pioneer ship of British Offshore Radio

With grateful thanks to Paul De Haan, Rob Olthof, Hans Knot, Les Woollam & Monitor Magazine for their help in this part of the feature

For all the Radio Caroline features navigate from Caroline Early Days

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