MV Shapinsay

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

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]

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. "MV Shapinsay" (PDF). Orkney Ferries. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  3. "Maritime Journal | Orkney ferry fleet targets upgrade". www.maritimejournal.com.
  4. Scottish Government, St Andrew's House (18 March 2011). "MV Shapinsay to be made ship-shape". www2.gov.scot.
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