Name Clipper Pennant Construction started 15 June 2007 Length 142 m | Builder Astilleros de Sevilla Launched 15 October 2008 | |
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Ms clipper pennant seatruck ferries new brighton wallasey merseyside england 5th june 2015
MS Clipper Pennant is a ro-ro ferry built in 2009 operated by Seatruck Ferries.
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History
Clipper Pennant was built by Astilleros de Huelva, Spain, as yard number 823. Her keel was laid on 15 June 2006. She was launched on 15 October 2008. Clipper Pennant was completed on 24 August 2009. Her delivery voyage to Liverpool was completed on 22 September 2009. Homeported in Limassol, Cyprus, she was employed on Seatruck's Liverpool to Dublin route. Clipper Pennant made her maiden revenue-earning voyage for Seatruck on 13 October 2009.
In May 2012 Clipper Pennant was placed onto Seatruck's Heysham - Warrenpoint route to cover for Seatruck Pace which has gone on charter to DFDS Seaways.
Description
Clipper Pennant is one of four "P Series" ro-ro freight ferries. It has a length of 142 metres (466 ft), a beam of 23 metres (75 ft) and a draft of 5.7 metres (19 ft). Det Norske Veritas class the vessel as a 1A1 General Cargo Carrier - with whom Clipper Pennant is allocated the number 27192.
The vessel is powered by two Wärtsilä 8L45D diesel engines which drives two variable pitch propellers. The vessel is also equipped with two Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters.
Sister Vessels
Clipper Pace
Clipper Panorama