Name MV Red Eagle Identification IMO number 9117337 Launched 1996 | Operator Red Funnel Status In service Builder Ferguson Shipbuilders | |
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In service 1996 - Sept 2004, Jan 2005 - present Class and type Raptor Class Car Passenger Ferry | ||
MV Red Eagle is a Raptor Class vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
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History
She entered service in 1996, the latest car ferry to enter service after Red Falcon and Red Osprey in 1994. Between October and December 2004 she underwent modifications by Remontowa in Gdańsk, Poland, in order to increase vehicle capacity by 80 and allow a greater passenger capacity. This involved the lengthening of the ship by 9.6 m (31 ft). She was the last of Red Funnel's Raptor Class ships to undergo the process. When she re-entered service in January 2005, she became the largest vessel regularly crossing the Solent, taking this title from her sister Red Osprey.
Appearances in media
She featured in an episode of Top Gear in 2002, as part of a review of an Aston Martin. On November 11 2008 she was used on an excursion to view Queen Elizabeth 2 leaving Southampton for the final time. She is featured in the 2008 video game Ship Simulator 2008 along with one of her running mates Red Jet 4 as a sailable ship