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St Cecilia in Portsmouth harbour.
History
NameMV St Cecilia
OperatorWightlink
Port of registryLondon
BuilderCochrane Shipbuilders Ltd, Selby
In serviceMarch 1987
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeCar Passenger Ferry
Tonnage2968GRT[1]
Length77.05 metres (252.8 ft)
Beam17.2 metres (56 ft)
Draught2.48 metres (8 ft 2 in)
Installed power3x 850bhp 6-cyl MAN 6ASL25 diesel engines
Propulsion3x Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Capacity
  • 771 passengers
  • 142 cars
Crew10-12

MV St Cecilia is a vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Wightlink on their route from Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight, the route she has taken throughout her life.[2]

St Cecilia was built in Yorkshire and was launched into the River Ouse. In March 1987, she began carrying passengers. In 2001 she appeared as a fictional "Norselink" ferry in a Gérard Depardieu film.[2]

There are currently plans to increase the capacity of the ship by extending her by 12 metres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nick Widdows, [1998] Ferries of the British Isles & Northern Europe; Ferry Publications
  2. ^ a b c "Wightlink - St Cecilia". www.wightlink.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
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