Name Isle of Inishmore Cost IR£60 million Construction started December 1995 Length 182 m Builder Van der Giessen de Noord | Operator Irish Ferries Yard number 968 Launched October 1996 Draft 5.8 m | |
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Port of registry 1997-2006 Dublin, Ireland
2006 onwards Limassol, Cyprus Route Rosslare - Pembroke Dock | ||
The ms isle of inishmore extreme weather departing rosslare harbour apr 2012
MS Isle of Inishmore is a ro-ro ferry owned by Irish Ferries and operated on their Rosslare-Pembroke service. At the time of her introduction, she was the largest car ferry operating in Northern Europe. She is named after Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. The name of the ferry is tautologous, since "Inishmore" derives from the Irish for "big island".
Contents
- The ms isle of inishmore extreme weather departing rosslare harbour apr 2012
- Ro ro operations rosslare harbour ms isle of inishmore
- Design and construction
- Onboard facilities
- Career
- Incidents
- References
Ro ro operations rosslare harbour ms isle of inishmore
Design and construction
Isle of Inishmore was constructed by Van der Giessen de Noord in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, at a cost of IR£60 million. Construction commenced in December 1995, and the vessel was launched in October 1996. She was delivered to Dublin in February 1997, before entering service in March 1997.
Power is provided by four Sulzer diesel engines. Each round trip between Rosslare and Pembroke requires 25 tonnes of marine diesel oil.
Isle of Inishmore's sistership, Stena Jutlandica, operates between Gothenburg and Frerikshavn. She has less passenger accommodation.
Onboard facilities
Passenger accommodation includes cabins for up to four people. Cabins are provided with an en-suite shower room. The vessel also offers a number of catering facilities and seating areas. The Club Class lounge, located on the top deck, is available at an additional cost to the passenger and offers complimentary refreshments and reserved seating. Also available are shopping facilities and a video game arcade.
Career
Isle of Inishmore began her career on Irish Ferries' Dublin-Holyhead route as the flagship of the company's fleet, replacing the 1995 built Isle of Innisfree. Following the introduction of the larger MS Ulysses onto the route in March 2001, Isle of Inishmore was redeployed to the Rosslare-Pembroke route.
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