Passing Portishead Point, outbound for Bideford from Sharpness after her annual refit at Sharpness dry dock.
Gt x 299t
L x 43.5m
B x 8m
D x 1.7m
Pax x 267
The Oldenburg was named after the former grand duchy of Oldenburg, Germany, and launched on 29 March 1958 in Bremen. On 6 August she was delivered to Deutsche Bundesbahn Schiffsdienst Wangerooge, and used for a ferry service between the mainland and the Frisian island of Wangerooge.
First chartered by and then sold to Reederei Warrings in 1975 for duty-free shopping cruises around East Frisia. In 1982 she was sold to Harle-Reederei Warrings in Carolinensiel.
In November 1985 she was sold to the Lundy Co. Ltd. After a refurbishment at Appledore Shipyard including fitting a new crane she began her journeys for passengers and supplies to the island of Lundy in May 1986.
In 1999, the Lundy Co. Ltd received a Heritage Lottery Fund Grant which was used to upgrade the ship with two new 317Kw Cummins KT19-M Diesel Engines, increasing her top speed to 12.5 Knots.