MV St Clare

MV St Clare currently sails on the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route operated by Wightlink. She was built in Gdańsk in 2001.[2] From her introduction in 2001 until January 2004, St Clare was the longest ship regularly crossing between the Isle of Wight and the British mainland, but was overtaken by Red Funnel's Red Osprey following that vessel's stretching.

History
United Kingdom
Name: MV St Clare
Operator: Wightlink
Port of registry: London
Route: Portsmouth to Fishbourne
Builder: Remontowa, Gdańsk
Launched: 26 April 2001
In service: 20 July 2001
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Car Passenger Ferry (St Clare Class)
Tonnage: 5,359 gt
Displacement: 1,939 ton
Length: 86.0 m (282.2 ft)
Beam: 18.0 m (59.1 ft)
Draught: 2.6 m (8.5 ft)
Draft: 8.56ft
Depth: 15.09ft
Decks: 6, including 3 vehicle decks
Installed power: 4x 965bhp Wartsila 5L20C 5-cyl diesel engines, capacity 44 litres per engine.
Propulsion: 4x Voith Schneider 21G 11/115 Cycloidal propellers
Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Capacity: 878 passengers, 186 cars
Crew: 10-15
Notes: [1]

St Clare can carry 878 passengers and 186 cars across three vehicle decks.[2] All other vessels operating on the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route carry 771 passengers and 142 cars.[3]

Her service speed is 13 knots, measuring 5,359 gt, with a length of 86 metres, beam of 18 metres and loaded draught of 2.6 metres.[2] The ship has a double-end design, where the ship can travel in both directions, so that when it arrives, the vehicles are always facing the correct direction for disembarkation so she does not have to turn around before docking. Her four 5-cylinder Wartsila diesel engines have a very distinctive exhaust sound, unfortunatley this does plague the ship with excessive vibration. [4]

References
  1. "St Clare".
  2. "Wightlink - St Clare". www.wightlink.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  3. "Wightlink - St Faith". www.wightlink.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  4. "Wightlink - Chronological history of Wightlink's services". www.wightlink.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.

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