MV European Highlander (2002)
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For other ships of the same name, see MS European Mariner.
 European Highlander arriving at Cairnryan, Spring 2005. |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | European Highlander |
| Owner: | Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Ltd |
| Operator: | P&O Ferries (2010-Present) P&O Irish Sea (2002-2010) |
| Port of registry: | Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Route: | Cairnryan-Larne |
| Ordered: | August 2000 |
| Builder: | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki, Japan |
| Cost: | £35 million |
| Yard number: | 1069 |
| Completed: | 2002 |
| In service: | 3 July 2002 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9244116 |
| Status: | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 21,188 tonnes |
| Length: | 162.7 m (533.8 ft) |
| Beam: | 23.4 m (76.8 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.5 m (18.0 ft) |
| Deck clearance: | 5.2m |
| Ramps: | 1 internal fixed |
| Installed power: | 4 x Wärtsilä 12V38 |
| Propulsion: | 2 x controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 22.5 kn (42 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 410 passengers 375 vehicles 1,825 lanemetres |
| Crew: | 57 |
MV European Highlander is a ferry operated by P&O Irish Sea on their Cairnryan to Larne service. She is the current flagship of the P&O Irish Sea fleet[citation needed]. European Highlander is an enlarged version of European Causeway, the Highlander being 6 metres longer. Other differences include minor revisions to the passenger deck layout, additional passenger lifts and the use of larger lifeboats rather than Marine evacuation systems. On 7th June 2012, it carried the Olympic Flame across the Irish Sea from Northern Ireland to Scotland.
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