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| Name: | Fenella |
| Owner: | 1951-1973: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
| Operator: | 1951-1973 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company 1973-1978: E. Mastichiades, Piraeus, Greece. |
| Port of registry: | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon, Scotland |
| Cost: | £163,783 |
| Way number: | 165289 |
| Launched: | Monday, August 6th, 1951. |
| Maiden voyage: | 1951 |
| Out of service: | Sold 1973. |
| Fate: | Caught Fire and sank in the Mediterranean February 2nd, 1978. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cargo Vessel. |
| Tonnage: | 1,019 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Beam: | 37' |
| Draught: | 16'6" |
| Installed power: | 1,185 indicated horsepower |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
MV Fenella (III) No. 165289, was a cargo vessel operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, and the third ship in the Company's history to bear the name. Fenella was built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon in 1951, and was the Company's first motor ship and first modern cargo vessel.
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Fenella displaced a tonnage of 1019 (GRT), had a length of 210'; beam 37'; depth 16'6" and with a designed service speed of 12 knots. Her purchase cost was £163,783. She had a 7-cylinder British Polar engine of 1185 indicated horsepower. When the vessel was high and dry in port at low water, the diesel generators were cooled by circulating water from the ballast tanks as though they were radiators.
Fenella carried cars, cattle and general cargo.
Fenella was sold to Greek owners, E. Mastichiades of Piraeus in 1973, and renamed Vasso M. After some years plying in the Mediterranean, she caught fire and sank on February 2nd, 1978.
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