MV Thorsvoe

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

MV Thorsvoe approaching Houton.
History
United Kingdom
Name: MV Thorsvoe
Owner: Orkney Islands Council
Operator: Orkney Ferries
Port of registry: Kirkwall
Builder: McTay Marine, Bromborough
Yard number: 89
Completed: 1991
Identification:
General characteristics
Class and type: MCA Class IV
Type: Ro-Ro Vehicle & Passenger Ferry
Tonnage: 385
Length: 35 m (114.8 ft)
Beam: 9.5 m (31.2 ft)
Draft: 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
Ramps: bow/stern
Installed power: 2 x 356kW
Speed: 10.55 knots (19.54 km/h; 12.14 mph)
Capacity: 121 passengers; 16 cars or approximately 75 tonnes
Notes: [2]

History

MV Thorsvoe was built by Campbeltown Shipyard in Campbeltown in 1991.[2]

Service

MV Thorsvoe is kept as a relief vessel.

References

  1. "Thorsvoe". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  2. "MV Thorsvoe" (PDF). Orkney Ferries. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
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