MV Caedmon
MV Caedmon was an Isle of Wight 'C' class ro-ro vehicle and passenger ferry. She operated for ten years on the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route before transferring to Wightlink's route from Lymington to Yarmouth. After 37 years of service, she was broken up in 2010.
MV Caedmon | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | MV Caedmon |
Operator | Wightlink |
Builder | Robb Caledon Shipbuilders, Dundee |
Yard number | 560 |
Launched | 3 May 1973 |
Completed | July 1973 |
In service | 1973 |
Out of service | 2009 |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped May 2010, Esbjerg, Denmark |
General characteristics | |
Type | Car passenger ferry |
Tonnage | 764 GRT 175 DWT |
Length | 58.00 m (190.3 ft) |
Beam | 15.7 m (51.5 ft) |
Draught | 2.28 m (7.5 ft) |
Propulsion | 2x 6cyl Mirrlees Blackstone ERS6M turbocharged diesel engines,400bhp each at 750rpm driving Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers |
Speed | 10.0 knots |
Capacity |
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