MV Red Eagle (1996)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Red Eagle |
| Operator: | Red Funnel |
| Builder: | Ferguson Shipbuilders |
| Launched: | 1996 |
| In service: | 1996 - Sept 2004, Jan 2005 - present[1] |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9117337 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Raptor Class Car Passenger Ferry |
| Tonnage: | 4,075 gross register tons (GRT)[1] |
| Length: | 93.22 m (305.8 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.5 m (57.4 ft) |
| Decks: | 5, including 3 vehicle decks |
| Speed: | 14 kn (25.9 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 894 passengers, 220 cars |
MV Red Eagle is a Raptor Class vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
She entered service in 1996, the latest car ferry to enter service after Red Falcon and Red Osprey in 1994.[2] Between October and December 2004 she was re-fitted and extended by Remontawa in Gdansk, Poland, in order to increase vehicle capacity by 80[3] and allow a greater passenger capacity.[4] This involved the lengthening of the ship by 9.6 m (31 ft).[5] She was the last of Red Funnel's Raptor Class ships to undergo the process.[1] When she re-entered service in January 2005, she became the largest vessel regularly crossing the Solent, taking this title from her sister Red Osprey.[4]
She is featured in the 2008 video game Ship Simulator 2008 along with one of her running mates Red Jet 4 as a sailable ship.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Red Funnel Isle of Wight Ferries - Vessel Archive 1981-2010". Red Funnel. http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/corporate-information/company-history/vessel-archive-1981-2010. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- ↑ "Red Funnel - Vehicle ferry fleet". www.redfunnel.co.uk. http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/ferry-travel/passenger-vehicle-ferry-service/vehicle-ferry-fleet. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ↑ "Maritime Journal: Linkspan Lifts Red Funnel's Fortunes". www.maritimejournal.com. 2005-02-01. http://www.maritimejournal.com/archive101/2005/february/port,_harbour__and__marine_construction/linkspan_lifts_red_funnels_fortunes. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Red Funnel - vehicle ferry fleet". www.redfunnel.co.uk. http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/ferry-travel/passenger-vehicle-ferry-service/vehicle-ferry-fleet. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ↑ "Red Funnel plans to stretch car ferries". Black Jack (World Ship Society, Southampton branch) (123): 10. December 2002. http://www.solentwaters.co.uk/JAlbum%20Newsletters/Southampton%20WSS%20Black%20Jack/Dec02BJ.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ↑ "Ship Simulator 2008". Eurogamer. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ship-simulator-2008-review. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
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