MV Ulster Prince (1966)

MV Ulster Prince was a passenger ferry operated across the Irish Sea by P&O Ferries between 1967 and 1981. She was sold for further service in the Mediterranean and Far East and was scrapped in 2004.

History
Name:
  • 1967-1982: Ulster Prince
  • 1982: Lady M
  • 1984: Tangapakorn
  • 1986: Long Hu
  • 1988: Macmosa
  • 1995: Neptuna
  • 1995: Panter
  • 2000: Vatan
  • 2000: Manar
Owner:
  • 1967-1978: Belfast Steamship Co
  • 1978-1982: P&O Ferries Ltd
  • 1982: Panmar Ferries Services, Nicosia
  • 1984: Varsity SA, Panama
  • 1988: Shun Tak Enterprises, Macau
  • 1995-2004: Hellenic Mediterranean Lines
Operator: P&O Ferries (1978-81)
Route: Liverpool-Belfast (1967-1981)
Builder: Harland and Wolff
Yard number: 1667
Launched: 13 October 1966
Completed: 6 April 1967
Maiden voyage: 18 April 1967
Out of service: 7 November 1981
Identification: IMO number: 6622587
Fate: scrapped 2004
General characteristics
Tonnage: 4,478 GT
Length: 113.7 m (373.0 ft)
Beam: 16.5 m (54.1 ft)
Draught: 4.16 m (13.6 ft)
Installed power: 2x 12 Cylinder Pielstick Diesel; 2663-5368 kW
Propulsion: Twin screw
Speed: 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)
Capacity:
  • 274 1st class passengers
  • 138 2nd class (cabin)
  • 598 2nd class (seats)
  • 230 cars
Crew: 85
Notes: [1][2][3]

History

Ulster Prince was the first of three new car ferries delivered to Coast Lines in 1966/67 to update the Irish Sea services of the Belfast Steamship Company. She was built by Harland and Wolff, launched in 1966 and with her sister, Ulster Queen took over the Liverpool - Belfast night service, replacing the pre-war motorships Ulster Monarch and Ulster Prince (2). The third new ship, Lion was smaller and took over the Ardrossan - Belfast day service of Burns & Laird. In 1971, Coast Lines were taken over by P&O and the ferries took on the P&O Ferries colours, with pale blue funnels.[4] The service closed in 1981 and Ulster Prince was laid up in Ostend.

In 1982, Ulster Prince was sold to Panmar Ferries Services of Nicosia, Cyprus, and left for service in the Mediterranean. From 1983, she saw service in the Far East. In 1995, she was bought by Hellenic Mediterranean Lines and renamed Neptunia, but later the same year was in use as Panther for Hellenic Orient Lines between Bari and Çeşme. In 2000, she was named Vatan and then Manar, the latter for Al Thuraya Marine Service Company of Dubai between Port Rashid and Umm Qasr, Iraq.[4]

Her end came in March 2004 when she was sold to Indian breakers. She arrived at Alang on 3 April 2004.

Service

References
  1. "Ulster Prince". The Yard/Harland & Wolff. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. "MV Ulster Prince - Past and Present". Dover Ferry Photos. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. "Ship Fact Sheet ULSTER PRINCE (1967)" (PDF). P&O Heritage. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. "Belfast Steamship Co. Ltd - Ulster Prince (1967)". Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 18 August 2018.


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