Townsend Brothers Free Enterprise III was built in 1966 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard,
Schiedam, Netherlands, for Townsend Brothers Ferries. In 1968, the company became
European Ferries, continuing to operate services as Townsend Thoresen.
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company In 1984,
Free Enterprise III was sold to Maltese owners, Mira Shipping Line, Valletta, and renamed
Tamira. She returned to UK waters later the same year when she was purchased by the
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Renamed ''Mona's Isle'', the sixth vessel in the company's history to bear the name, she entered service following alterations which saw additional accommodation added. Her service life saw her plying on the company's main
Douglas -
Heysham schedule with her service commencing in April 1985. she anchored in the
Red Sea and was subsequently abandoned as a wreck 35 km south of
Jeddah. The wreck has subsequently become popular as a scuba dive site with the remains of the ship within 200 metres of the shoreline. ==Service==