MS Seatruck Panorama


Seatruck Panorama as Clipper Panorama at Warrenpoint, 11 August 2009
Career
Name: Clipper Panorama (2007-11)
Seatruck Panorama (since 2011)
Owner: Clipper Group Ltd
Operator: Seatruck Ferries Ltd
Port of registry: Limassol
Route: Heysham - Warrenpoint
Ordered: 13 March 2007
Builder: Astilleros de Huelva
Yard number: 822
Laid down: 13 March 2007
Launched: 12 December 2007
Completed: 13 November 2008
In service: 25 January 2009
Identification: IMO number: 9372676
General characteristics
Class and type: P Series [1]
Tonnage: 14,759 GT
6,500 DWT
Length: 142 m (465 ft 11 in)
Beam: 23.03 m (75 ft 7 in)
Draught: 5.20 m (17 ft 1 in)
Installed power: Three Wärtsilä 4L20 diesel engines, 16,000 kilowatts (21,000 hp)
Propulsion: 2 propellors, 2 Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h)

Seatruck Panorama is a ro-ro ferry operated by Seatruck Ferries. Built in 2007 by Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Huelva as Clipper Panorama, she entered service in January 2009.

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History

'Clipper Panorama was built by Astilleros de Huelva, Spain as yard number 822. Her keel was laid on 13 March 2007 and she was launched on 27 December, with completion on 13 November 2008.[2] Homeported in Limassol, Cyprus, she is employed on Seatruck's Heysham - Warrenpoint route.[3] Clipper Panorama entered service on 25 January 2009, replacing Moondance which was redeployed onto a new route.[4] In December 2011, Clipper Panorama was renamed Seatruck Panorama.

Description

Seatruck Panorama is 142 metres (465 ft 11 in) long overall and 133.18 metres (436 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars. She has a beam of 23.03 metres (75 ft 7 in) and a draught of 5.20 metres (17 ft 1 in).[5] She is classed as a 1A1 General Cargo Carrier by Det Norske Veritas, with whom she is allocated registry number 27191[6] She is powered by three Wärtsilä 4L20 diesel engines driving two propellors and is equipped with two Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters.[7]

References

  1. ^ Article ""Seatruck Power" ... Ahead on the Irish Sea". Seatruck Ferries. October 28 2011. http://www.seatruckferries.com/web/cmsresources.nsf/filenames/SeatruckPowerAheadOnTheIrishSeaOct2011.pdf/$file/SeatruckPowerAheadOnTheIrishSeaOct2011.pdf Article. Retrieved November 01 2011. 
  2. ^ "Yard". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=yard&vesselid=27191. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
  3. ^ "M/F Clipper Panorama". The Ferry Site. http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=9372676&lang=en. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
  4. ^ "New ferry boosts Seatruck’s Irish sea service". Transport Weekly. http://www.transportweekly.com/pages/en/news/articles/57672/. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
  5. ^ "Dimensions". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=dimensions&vesselid=27191. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
  6. ^ "Classification". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=classification&vesselid=27191. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
  7. ^ "Machinery summary". Det Norske Veritas. http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=machinerysummary&vesselid=27191. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 

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