MV Morocco Sun
 Stena Galloway at Stranraer.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  Morocco |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Launched | 24 May 1979 |
| Completed | 22 April 1980 |
| Maiden voyage | 1980 |
| In service | 1980 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7719430 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 12,175 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 128.42 metres (421.3 ft) |
| Beam | 21.52 metres (70.6 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 Pielstick 16PC2V diesel engines |
| Speed | 19 knots |
| Capacity | 1,000 passengers, 280 vehicles |
MV Morocco Sun is a passenger vessel built for British Railways in 1979.
History[edit]
The MV Galloway Princess was built in 1979 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for Sealink (although chartered from IBOS Finance Ltd). She was built specifically to serve on the Larne to Stranraer route. She measured 12,175 Gross Register Tons, and fitted with two Pielstick 16PC2V diesel engines could achieve a speed of 19 knots. She could carry 1,000 passengers and 280 cars.[1] She was employed on the Larne to Stranraer service from 1 May 1980.
In July 1984 she was registered to Sea Containers Ltd.
In May 1990 she was sold to Stena Line and in February 1991 they renamed her Stena Galloway.
Stena sold her in 2002 to the International Maritime Transport Corporation, Morocco and she was renamed Le Rif. There was an onboard fire on 22 April 2008 at Algeciras, Spain.[2]
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Smith, Peter (30 March 2012). Offshore Ferry Services of England and Scotland. Pen and Sword. p. 115. ISBN 978-1848846654.
- ^ "M/S GALLOWAY PRINCESS" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
Bibliography[edit]
- Cowsill, Miles; Hendy, John (2006). The Saints go marching on: British Rail's Last Cross-Channel Ferries. Kilgetty, Pembrokeshire: Ferry Publications. ISBN 187194774X.