MV Sorrento
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 The MV Sorrento on Port Phillip Bay |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Sorrento[1] |
| Operator: | Peninsula Searoad Transport Pty Ltd |
| Port of Registry: |  Australia |
| Builder: | Seward Marine |
| Laid down: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Single-ended, roll-on/roll-off catamaran |
| Tonnage: | 3,200 GRT (approx) |
| Length: | 64.1 m (210.3 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.4 m (57.1 ft) |
| Draft: | 2.3 m (7.5 ft) |
| Installed power: | Diesel, 2 x Cummins KTA-38-M2, 1,300 hp at 1,800 rpm. |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Ulstein Aquamaster US 1201 CRP Azimuth thrusters Auxiliary: 2 x Kamewa Ulstein 45 TV controllable pitch side thrusters (300 kW/18); Cummins KTA38 / Onan 837 for bow thruster motor; 2 x Cummins 6BT 5.9 G2M gensets |
| Speed: | 11 knots |
| Capacity: | 700 passengers 80 cars |
| Notes: | Fuel capacity: 80,000 litres |
- See also: Peninsula Searoad Transport
The M.V. Sorrento is a single ended roll-on/roll-off vehicle ferry owned by Peninsula Searoad Transport of Victoria, Australia. It has operated between the heads of Port Phillip Bay between the towns of Queenscliff and Sorrento since 2000. It is the sister ship of M.V. Queenscliff.
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[edit] References
- ^ Searoad - The Vessels. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
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