MS Clipper Pennant
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Clipper Pennant |
| Owner: | Seatruck Navigation Ltd |
| Operator: | Seatruck Ferries |
| Port of registry: |
 Limassol |
| Route: | Liverpool - Dublin |
| Ordered: | March 2008 |
| Builder: | Astilleros de Huelva |
| Yard number: | 823 |
| Laid down: | 15 June 2007 |
| Launched: | 15 October 2008 |
| Completed: | 24 August 2009 |
| Maiden voyage: | 13 October 2009 |
| In service: | 13 October 2009 |
| Identification: |
IMO Number 9372688 MMSI number 212877000 Det Norske Veritas registry number 27192 Callsign 5BTF2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ro-Ro Ferry |
| Tonnage: |
Gross tonnage 14,759 Deadweight tonnage 6,500 Net tonnage 4,428 |
| Length: |
157 metres (515 ft 1 in) overall, 133.18 metres (436 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars. |
| Beam: | 23.03 metres (75 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: | 5.714 metres (18 ft 9.0 in) |
| Installed power: | 3 x Wärtsilä 4L20 diesel engines |
| Propulsion: | 2 x propellors, 2 x Wärtsilä CT 200 bow thrusters |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 12 passengers, |
Clipper Pennant is a 14,750 GT Ro-Ro ferry in service with Seatruck Ferries.
History
Clipper Pennant was built by Astilleros de Huelva, Spain,[1] as yard number 823.[2] Her keel was laid on 15 June 2006.[3] She was launched on 15 October 2008.[4] Clipper Pennant was completed on 24 August 2009.[3] Her delivery voyage to Liverpool was completed on 22 September 2009.[5] Homeported in Limassol, Cyprus, she is employed on Seatruck's Liverpool to Dublin route.[2] Clipper Pennant made her maiden revenue-earning voyage for Seatruck on 13 October 2009.[6]
Description
Clipper Pennant is 157 metres (515 ft 1 in) long overall and 133.18 metres (436 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars. She has a beam of 23.03 metres (75 ft 7 in) and a draught of 5.714 metres (18 ft 9 in).[7] She is classed as a 1A1 General Cargo Carrier by Det Norske Veritas, with whom she is allocated registry number 27192.[8] She is powered by three Wärtsilä 4L20 diesel engines driving two propellors and is equipped with two Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters.[9]
References
- ↑ "Press release: Seatruck orders four new generation freight ro-ros". Seatruck Ferries. http://www.seatruckferries.com/web/seatruck.nsf/content/news%20article?OpenDocument&article=wwww7cdejv. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "M/F Clipper Pennant". The Ferry Site. http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=ClipperPennant&lang=en. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Yard". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=yard&vesselid=27192. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ↑ "CLIPPER PENNANT Launched at Seville Shipyard". Knud E Hansen. http://www.knudehansen.com/News/News-from-the-Company/Oct-21-2008/. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ↑ "Clipper Pennant Makes Her Mersey Debut". Irish Sea Shipping. http://www.irishseashipping.co.uk/photofeatures/shipco/seatruck/clipperpennant220909/clipperpennant220909.htm. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ↑ "News - Irish Sea". Ferry Publications. http://www.ferrypubs.co.uk/news.asp?cat=20. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ↑ "Dimensions". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=dimensions&vesselid=27192. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ↑ "Classification". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=classification&vesselid=27192. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ↑ "Machinery". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=machinerysummary&vesselid=27192. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
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