MS UR is a roll-on/roll-off freight ferry built in 2009 owned by Arab Bridge Maritime. She was owned by Clipper Group and has been chartered to a number of operators.
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| Builder | Astilleros de Sevilla, Spain |
| Yard number | 823 |
| Laid down | 15 June 2007 |
| Launched | 15 October 2008 |
| Completed | 24 August 2009 |
| Maiden voyage | 13 October 2009 |
| In service | 13 October 2009 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9372688 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | P Series ferry[1] |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 142 m (465 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 23.03 m (75 ft 7 in) |
| Draft | 5.20 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Decks | 3 vehicle decks |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 23 |
Description
editUR is one of four "P Series" roll-on/roll-off freight ferries. It has a length of 142 metres (465 ft 11 in), a beam of 23 metres (75 ft 6 in) and a draft of 5.7 metres (19 ft).[2] Det Norske Veritas class the vessel as a 1A1 General Cargo Carrier - with whom UR is allocated the number 27192.[citation needed]
The vessel is powered by two Wärtsilä 8L45D diesel engines which drives two variable pitch propellers. The vessel is also equipped with two Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters.[2]
History
editClipper Pennant was built by Astilleros de Huelva, Spain,[3] as yard number 823.[4] Laid down on 15 June 2006 and launched on 15 October 2008, Clipper Pennant was completed on 24 August 2009.[2][5] It arrived at Liverpool on its delivery voyage on 22 September 2009.[6] Homeported at Limassol, Cyprus, she was employed on Seatruck Ferries' Liverpool to Dublin route.[4] Clipper Pennant made her maiden revenue-earning voyage for Seatruck on 13 October 2009.[7]
In May 2012 Clipper Pennant was placed onto Seatruck's Heysham – Warrenpoint route to cover for Seatruck Pace which has gone on charter to DFDS Seaways. It has since operated for Stena Line and Smyril Line, and Blue Water Shipping for transportation of wind turbines. In December 2019 she was chartered for three years to operate Liverpool to Dublin services for P&O Ferries.[8][9] In December 2022, Clipper Pennant had her name changed to Seatruck Pennant, inline with the rest of the Seatruck Ferries vessels.[10]
On 4 August 2023, Seatruck Pennant was sold to Arab Bridge Maritime and renamed UR.
Sister vessels
editReferences
edit- ^ "Seatruck Power ... Ahead on the Irish Sea" (PDF). Seatruck Ferries. 28 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "Yard (27192)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Press release: Seatruck orders four new generation freight ro-ros". Seatruck Ferries. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ a b "M/F Clipper Pennant". The Ferry Site. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "CLIPPER PENNANT Launched at Seville Shipyard". Knud E Hansen. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Clipper Pennant Makes Her Mersey Debut". Irish Sea Shipping. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "News - Irish Sea". Ferry Publications. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ P&O Ferries replaces Mistral with Clipper Pennant Shippax 18 December 2019
- ^ Clipper Pennant Returns Ships Monthly March 2020 page 11
- ^ "M/S CLIPPER PENNANT (2008)". www.faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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