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((Short description|Ship built in 2004))
((More citations needed|date=January 2021))
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| Ship image = Pont-Aven approaching Millbay.jpg
| Ship caption = Pont-Aven approaching Millbay Docks (Plymouth)
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((Infobox ship career
| Hide header = 
| Ship name = ''Pont-Aven''
| Ship owner = SOMABRET (2004 - 2020)
Brittany Ferries (2020 - Present)
| Ship operator = *[[Brittany Ferries]]
| Ship registry = [[Morlaix]], ((flag|France))
| Ship route = *[[Plymouth]] - [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]]
*[[Portsmouth]] - [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]]
*[[Plymouth]] - [[Roscoff]]
*[[Roscoff]] - [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
*[[Portsmouth]] - [[Saint-Malo]] (winters only)
| Ship ordered = 2002
| Ship builder = [[Meyer Werft]], [[Papenburg|Papenburg, Germany]]
| Ship original cost = £100m
| Ship yard number = 
| Ship way number = 
| Ship laid down = 10 April 2003
| Ship launched = 13 September 2003
| Ship christened = 
| Ship completed = 2004
| Ship acquired = 
| Ship maiden voyage = 23 March 2004
| Ship in service = 23 March 2004
| Ship out of service = 
| Ship identification = *((IMO Number|9268708))
*[[Call sign]]: FNPN
*((MMSI|228183600))
| Ship fate = 
| Ship status = In Service
| Ship notes = 
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| Header caption = <ref>[http://pont-aven.bfenthusiasts.com/specifications.htm Specifications at bfenthusiast.com] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809052212/http://pont-aven.bfenthusiasts.com/specifications.htm |date=9 August 2011 ))</ref>
| Ship class = 
| Ship tonnage = 40,859 [[Gross tonnage|GT]]
| Ship displacement = 
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| Ship decks = 10
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| Ship ice class = 1B
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| Ship power = Four MaK 12M43 diesels, 14,675bhp each
| Ship propulsion = 
| Ship speed = *Cruising: ((convert|22|knots|0|lk=in))
*Maximum: ((cvt|28|kn)) <ref name=bfe/>
| Ship capacity = *2,415 passengers
*600 vehicles
| Ship crew = 185
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'''MV Pont-Aven''' is a [[cruiseferry]] operated by [[Brittany Ferries]]. She was built at [[Meyer Werft]] shipyard in [[Germany]] and has been sailing for Brittany Ferries since March 2004.  She is the current and longest serving [[Brittany Ferries]] flagship; sailing between the UK, France, Spain and Ireland. The Pont Aven is the fastest and largest purpose-built cruise-ferry on the English Channel.

Prior to being named the Pont-Aven was referred to as ''Bretagne 2''; this was then the codename for the new [[Brittany Ferries]] vessel for [[Plymouth]]–[[Roscoff]], the [[MV Armorique (2008)|MV ''Armorique'']]. Pont-Aven's layout is similar in many respects to that of another Brittany Ferries vessel, [[MV Bretagne|MV ''Bretagne'']].

==Service history==
[[File:Model ms brittany ferries.JPG|thumb|left|200px|A model of the ''Pont-Aven'' as built.]]
MV ''Pont-Aven'' was ordered by Brittany Ferries from the [[Meyer Werft]] shipyard on the river [[Ems (river)|Ems]],  gt [[Papenburg]], Germany on 22 February 2002. She was laid down on 9 April 2003, launched 13 September the same year and completed on 7 February 2004, ahead of schedule. She completed sea trials and was handed over on 27 February, making her maiden voyage on 24 March, from [[Roscoff]] to [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]].<ref name=bfe>((Cite web|url=http://bfenthusiasts.com/bfe/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222223520/http://www.bfenthusiasts.com/fleet/pont-aven.html|url-status=dead|title=Brittany Ferries Enthusiasts|archivedate=22 December 2009|website=Brittany Ferries Enthusiasts))</ref>

''Pont-Aven'' experienced a number of technical problems in her 1st year of service. Most serious was the flooding of an auxiliary engine room in August 2004 caused by a faulty sea valve leaving the ferry unable to move from the [[Plymouth]] terminal for two days.<ref>((Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/3553494.stm|title=Ferry fault strands passengers|date=10 August 2004|via=news.bbc.co.uk))</ref> Many services were disrupted at the height of the holiday season, many passengers having to be transferred to services from [[Poole]] and [[Portsmouth]]. The problem occurred at the same time as a major breakdown on the [[Irish Ferries]] vessel [[M/S Normandy|MV ''Normandy'']], which serves on the [[Rosslare Europort|Rosslare]] - [[Cherbourg]] route. This situation left no passenger ferry link between Ìreland and France and as a result many holidaymakers were forced to use the so-called Land Bridge route, travelling from Ìreland to Wales by ferry and driving to Plymouth or Portsmouth to board a ferry for France, or vice versa. Other problems included the bow door jamming shut and the unusual roll when travelling at high speed even in calm weather. However most faults have now been corrected and the vessel has become a popular member of the [[Brittany Ferries]] fleet.

On 22 May 2006 ''Pont-Aven'' sustained damage en route to [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]] from [[Plymouth]]. Several forward windows were smashed by a 9-metre wave which resulted in a number of cabins flooding. She was forced to divert to [[Roscoff]] where passengers disembarked.<ref>((Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/5003520.stm|title=Six injured as ferry hit by storm|date=22 May 2006|via=news.bbc.co.uk))</ref> On 26 May 2006 ''Pont-Aven'' returned to service, while refurbishment was carried out on board throughout the voyage. The windows were covered by [[metal]]. These windows were later replaced with smaller, round porthole windows in late 2007 - early 2008.

On 18 August 2008 the ship experienced problems opening the bow door in Santander for cars to be off-loaded.  As a result of this the ship had to re-dock, aft into the port first, and the vehicles had to reverse off.  This led to further delays and the problem was not fixed before the next crossing to Plymouth later that day; meaning that vehicles had to reverse or make a U-turn to disembark.

At around 04:00 on 29 April 2019, a fire in the engine room caused the ship to divert to Brest whilst on route from Plymouth to Santander.<ref>((cite news |url=https://brittanyferriesnewsroom.com/incident-involving-brittany-ferries-pont-aven-29-april-2019//|title=Incident involving Brittany Ferries Pont-Aven))</ref><ref>((cite news |title=Update on the incident involving Pont-Aven – 13:00 on 29th April 2019 |url=https://brittanyferriesnewsroom.com/update-on-the-incident-involving-pont-aven-1300-on-29th-april-2019/))</ref>

==Name==
MV ''Pont-Aven'' was named for the town of [[Pont-Aven]] in Brittany. The town is famous as the home of a group of artists known as the [[Pont-Aven School]], and the interior decor of the ship commemorates this link.<ref name=bfe/>

==Routes==
[[File:Liftatrium.JPG|right|thumb|The glass lifts in the atrium are one of the Pont-Aven's cruise ship-like features.]]

===Current routes===
*[[Plymouth]] – [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]] 2004–present
*[[Plymouth]] – [[Roscoff]] 2004–present
*[[Cork (city)|Cork]] – [[Roscoff]] 2004–present
*[[Portsmouth]] – [[St Malo]] 2006–present (winter only)

===Previous routes===
*[[Portsmouth]] - [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]] 2009–2020

==Other routes served ==

In addition to her regular routes Pont-Aven has seen occasional use between [[Plymouth]] and [[St Malo]], [[Plymouth]] and [[Cherbourg]] and [[Portsmouth]] and [[Cherbourg]]. In most cases these were position moves during the winter though passengers and freight were carried.

==See also==
*[[Largest ferries of Europe]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* [http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk Official Brittany Ferries Website]

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[[Category:Ferries of Spain]]
[[Category:Transport in Cantabria]]
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[[Category:Maritime incidents in 2006]]

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