MS Moby Tommy is a fast passenger roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) cruiseferry, currently owned by the Italy-based shipping company Moby Lines and operated on their Piombino and Livorno–Olbia route. She was built in 2002 by Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Geoje, South Korea for the Greek company, Minoan Lines as MS Ariadne Palace.[2][3]
 Moby Tommy as Ariadne Palace
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| History | |
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 Greece | |
| Name |
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| Owner | Minoan Lines |
| Port of registry |  Greece |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | 1281 |
| Laid down | 28 May 2001 |
| Launched | 18 August 2001 |
| Completed | 2002 |
| Acquired | 9 October 2002 |
| Maiden voyage | 2002 |
| In service | 2002 |
| Out of service | 2006 |
| Fate | Sold |
| Notes | [1] |
 Italy | |
| Name | Moby Tommy |
| Owner | Moby Lines |
| Operator | Moby Lines |
| Port of registry |  Italy, Naples |
| Route | Piombino-Olbia and Livorno–Olbia |
| Maiden voyage | 2006 |
| In service | 2006 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 26,995 GT |
| Length | 212 m (696 ft) |
| Beam | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Draft | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
| Propulsion | 4 x Wärtsilä 12V46C |
| Speed | 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph) |
| Capacity | 2,000 lane meters |
Sister ships
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- ^ "Moby Tommy (1689)". Shippingdatabase.com.
- ^ "Simplon Postcards - Moby Tommy". 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "The Ferry Site - M/F Moby Tommy". 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
External links
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Media related to Moby Tommy (ship, 2002) at Wikimedia Commons