MS Clipper Panorama
| 250px Clipper Panorama at Warrenpoint, 11 August 2009 | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Clipper Panorama |
| Owner: | Clipper Group Ltd |
| Operator: | Seatruck Ferries Ltd |
| Port of registry: |
 Limassol |
| Route: | Heysham - Warrenpoint |
| Ordered: | 13 March 2007 |
| Builder: | Astilleros de Sevilla |
| Yard number: | 822 |
| Laid down: | 13 March 2007 |
| Launched: | 12 December 2007 |
| Completed: | 13 November 2008 |
| In service: | 25 January 2009 |
| Identification: |
IMO Number 9372676 MMSI Number 212382000 Det Norske Veritas registry number 27191 Call sign 5BKX2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ro-Ro Ferry |
| Tonnage: |
Gross tonnage 14,759 Deadweight tonnage 6,500 Net tonnage 4,428 |
| Length: | 142 metres (465 ft 11 in) overall, 133.18 metres (436 ft 11 in) between perpediculars |
| Beam: | 23.03 metres (75 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: | 5.20 metres (17 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power: | Three Wärtsilä 4L20 diesel engines, 16,000 kilowatts (21,000 hp) |
| Propulsion: | 2 propellors, 2 Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
Clipper Panorama is a ferry owned by Clipper Group and operated by Seatruck Ferries. Built by Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Huelva, Clipper Panorama entered service in January 2009.
History
Clipper Panorama was built by Astilleros de Huelva, Spain as yard number 822. Her keel was laid on 13 March 2007 and she was launched on 27 December, with completion on 13 November 2008.[1] Homeported in Limassol, Cyprus, she is employed on Seatruck's Heysham - Warrenpoint route.[2] Clipper Panorama entered service on 25 January 2009, replacing Moondance which was redeployed onto a new route.[3]
Description
Clipper Panorama is 142 metres (465 ft 11 in) long overall and 133.18 metres (436 ft 11 in) between perpediculars. She has a beam of 23.03 metres (75 ft 7 in) and a draught of 5.20 metres (17 ft 1 in).[4] She is classed as a 1A1 General Cargo Carrier by Det Norske Veritas, with whom she is allocated registry number 27191[5] She is powered by three Wärtsilä 4L20 diesel engines driving two propellors and is equipped with two Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters.[6]
References
- ↑ "Yard". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=yard&vesselid=27191. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ↑ "M/F Clipper Panorama". The Ferry Site. http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=9372676&lang=en. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ↑ "New ferry boosts Seatruck’s Irish sea service". Transport Weekly. http://www.transportweekly.com/pages/en/news/articles/57672/. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ↑ "Dimensions". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=dimensions&vesselid=27191. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ↑ "Classification". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=classification&vesselid=27191. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ↑ "Machinery summary". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=machinerysummary&vesselid=27191. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
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