MV Cenwulf
 MV Cenwulf | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Cenwulf |
| Operator: | Wightlink |
| Builder: | Robb Caledon Shipbuilders, Dundee |
| Yard number: | 561[1] |
| Launched: | 1 June 1973[1] |
| Completed: | July 1973 |
| In service: | 1973 |
| Out of service: | March 2009 |
| Identification: |
MMSI Number: 235031615 |
| Fate: | Scrapped May 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Car Passenger Ferry |
| Tonnage: | 761 GRT; 175 DWT[1] |
| Length: | 58.00 metres (190.3 ft) |
| Beam: | 15.7 metres (51.5 ft)[1] |
| Draught: | 2.28 metres (7.5 ft) |
| Speed: | 10.00 knots |
| Capacity: |
512 passengers 58 cars |
MV Cenwulf was one of Wightlink's 'C' class vehicle and passenger ferries on their route from Lymington to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.
History
Cenwulf was built in 1973 by Robb Caledon Shipbuilders Ltd in Dundee, Scotland, for Sealink Isle of Wight. The ship was named 'Cenwulf' after Coenwulf of Mercia, an Anglo-Saxon king of the Mercians from 796. Her maiden sailing was on 18 October 1973, when she replaced the 1938-built Lymington on the Lymington to Yarmouth route.[3]
In 1990 ownership passed to Wightlink after the privatisation of Sealink in 1984.[4]
Along with sister 'C' class ships MV Caedmon and MV Cenred operating the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry service, she was withdrawn with the introduction of the new Wight class ferries, MV Wight Light, MV Wight Sky and MV Wight Sun.[5] Initially laid up in Southampton, Cenwulf was sold for scrapping. In March 2010 she was towed to Esbjerg, Denmark awaiting a buyer and broken up in May 2010.[citation needed]
Layout
Above the car deck were passenger accommodation and navigation bridge. Fore and aft ramps allowed full ro-ro operation. In the late 1970s hydraulically operated mezzanine decks were fitted to increase her car capacity.[3]
Service
Cenwulf operated the Lymington to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight ferry service from 1973 to 2009, initially with sister ship Cenred and joined by Caedmon in 1983.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Search results for "7320021"". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz/ship/list?search_op=OR&IDNo=7320021. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ↑ "Ships Index: C". World Shipping Register. http://e-ships.net/index/C6.shtml. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Our fleet today - Cenwulf". Wightlink. http://www.wightlink.co.uk/about-us/our-fleet-today/cenwulf.aspx. Retrieved 2009-01-16.[dead link]
- ↑ "History". Wightlink. http://www.wightlink.co.uk/about-us/history.aspx. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ Richard Wright (17 July 2008). "New ferry makes third ship for route". Isle of Wight County Press. http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/new-ferry-makes-third-ship-for-route-21394.aspx. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
External links
- Wightlink Website - Wightlink.co.uk
