History of the MV Fredericia

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

The 'Fredericia' renamed the MV 'Caroline' in Greenore. Southern Ireland 1964

Radio Caroline at anchor off the Harwich, Essex Coast of Great Britain

Supplied came out of Shotley Gate, Harwich via Bill Scadden their Liaison Officer and Shipping Agent

Outside of British law she operated with inpunity

Primarily supplied from Essex

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

The 1st station for the North of Britain Caroline picked up masses of publicity

Arriving in the Irish Sea she dropped anchor off the Isle-of-Man re-branding as Caroline North, above the 'Essex Girl' 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

The Peel Isle-of-Man Registered Trawler PL8 servicing the MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') number carried by 'Two Girls' since 2008 (Take 2 Archive)

Isle-of-Man & Scottish Registrations

Skipper authorisation of closedown (Manfred Sommers)

3rd March 1968 the anchor cable is cut on the MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') (Manfred Sommers)

DJs onboard: Daffy Don, Fred Beare, Charles Brown, Roger Scott, Jim Gordon, Jim Gordon AKA Guy Blackmoor

MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') takes the tow line in Ramsey Bay (Manfred Sommers)

Dragged away by the Wijsmuller Company on the 3rd March 1968 the MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') under tow by the tug 'Utrecht'

The Utrecht tows the MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') to Amsterdam with the Nestor (Manfred Sommers)

The MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') makes her way into Ismuiden, Amsterdam towed by the Nestor

Enters the locks at Amsterdam Harbour (March 1968) (Chris Vermeulen)

Alternative image: The MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') enters the locks at Amsterdam Harbour (March 1968) (Chris Vermeulen)

She's made her last broadcast sitting silently in Asterdam Harbour

Amsterdam Harbour: The MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') with the Mi-Amigo laid-up

MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') pictured ( October 1968)

The vessel was never to return to sea

The MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') with the Mi-Amigo

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

MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') (June 1972)

MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') at the Van der Marel shipbrokery scrapyard Ouwerkerk in the Provence of Zeeland (June 1972)

Final manoeuvre of the MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') (June 1972)

Bought by Frank Rijsdijk Holland NV, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht (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

Overview of the ships starboard side

Reduced to scrap the once proud ship

Port side of the once proud ship

Breaking took some time the rusty Starboard side

The Hulk of MV 'Caroline' ('Fredericia') Bow

With grateful thanks to Paul De Haan, Rob Olthof, Hans Knot, Les Woollam (Take 2 Studios) Kenny Tosh and Monitor Magazine for their help in this part of the feature