MV St Cecilia

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St Cecilia in Portsmouth harbour.
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Name: MV St Cecilia
Operator: Wightlink
Builder: Cochrane Shipbuilders Ltd, Selby
In service: March 1987
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Car Passenger Ferry
Length: 77.05 m
Draught: 2.48 m
Speed: 12.5.0 knots
Capacity: 771 passengers
142 cars
Crew: 10-12

MV St Cecilia is a vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Wightlink on their route from Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight, the route she has taken throughout her life.[1]

St Cecilia was built in Yorkshire and was first launched sideways into the River Ouse, entering service in March 1987. In 2001 she appeared as a fictional "Norselink" ferry in a Gérard Depardieu film.[1]

There are currently plans to increase the capacity of the ship by extending her by 12 metres.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Wightlink - St Cecilia". www.wightlink.co.uk. http://www.wightlink.co.uk/home.aspx. Retrieved 2008-11-05. 

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