MV Shapinsay

MV Shapinsay waits to load vehicles for the short crossing to Shapinsay.
History
United Kingdom
Name: MV Shapinsay
Owner: Orkney Islands Council
Operator: Orkney Ferries
Port of registry: Kirkwall
Builder: Yorkshire Drydock, Hull
Completed: 1989
Identification:
General characteristics
Class and type: MCA Class IV
Type: Ro-Ro Vehicle & Passenger Ferry
Tonnage: 199
Length: 26.602 m (87.3 ft)
Beam: 8.8 m (28.9 ft)
Draft: 1.45 m (4.8 ft)
Ramps: bow/stern
Installed power: 2 x 270kW
Speed: 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)
Capacity: 91 passengers; 12 cars or approximately 40 tonnes
Notes: [2]

MV Shapinsay is a Ro-Ro vehicle ferry operated by Orkney Ferries.

History

MV Shapinsay was built by Yorkshire Drydock in Kingston upon Hull in 1989.[2] She was refurbished and lengthened by 6m[3] in 2011 at an estimated cost of £1.5 million.[4]

Service

MV Shapinsay is normally allocated to the Inner Isles services between Kirkwall and Shapinsay.

References

  1. ↑ "Shapinsay". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "MV Shapinsay" (PDF). Orkney Ferries. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/vessel-build-and-maintenance/vessel-repair-and-maintenance/orkney-ferry-fleet-targets-upgrade2
  4. ↑ http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/03/18112954
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