MV Veteran
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Veteran |
| Operator | Newfoundland Department of Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Route | Farewell – Fogo and Change Islands |
| Builder | Damen Group, Galați, Romania[1] |
| Cost | CA $50 million[2] |
| Yard number | 539305[3] |
| Launched | 27 March 2015[4] |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ropax ferry |
| Tonnage | 4,459 GT[1] |
| Length | 81.05 m (266 ft) |
| Beam | 17.20 m (56 ft) |
| Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
| Ice class | 1a supper but not in ice name="damen_press_release" /> |
| Installed power | 3200 kW (4300 hp) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Capacity | |
The MV Veteran is a ferry operating in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She is operated by the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, entering service on the route from Newfoundland to Fogo Island and Change Islands at the end of 2015.[5]
Veteran is the first of two vessels built for the province by Damen Group in Galați, Romania. The second, MV Legionnaire, currently serves the Portugal Cove-St. Philip's to Bell Island route, alongside the MV Flanders. The vessels’ names commemorate the centennial of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment’s landing at Gallipoli, in the Ottoman Empire in 1915.[1]
External links
- Fogo Island - Change Islands - Farewell ferry schedules
- MV Veteran promotional video
- Video showing the launch of the MV Veteran
- Damen Group product page
References
- ^ a b c d "MV Veteran" (PDF). Marine Services Branch, Department of Transportation and Works, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b "New Fogo Island-Change Islands ferry MV Veteran launched in Romania". CBC News. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Damen Ropax Ferry 8017 Veteran". Damen Group. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Damen RoPax Ferry MV Veteran for Canadian lifeline vessel replacement". Damen Group. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Residents 'in awe' of new Fogo Island-Change Islands ferry". CBC News. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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