MV Pacific Egret
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Pacific Egret |
| Owner: | Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd |
| Builder: | Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, Tamano |
| Launched: | 12 January 2010 |
| Homeport: | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | INF Class 3 vessel |
| Tonnage: | 6776 GT |
| Length: | 103.9 m |
Pacific Egret is an INF Class 3 nuclear waste carrier launched in January 2010.
Construction
Pacific Egret was built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, Tamano, Japan. She was launched on 12 January 2010. Her homeport is Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.[1]
It was purpose-built to carry plutonium, highly-enriched uranium and mixed-oxide nuclear fuel. It is fitted with naval guns, cannons and other means of repelling assaults.[2]
References
- ↑ "PNTL launches ‘Pacific Egret’". Motorship. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ↑ MacLeod, Ian (30 March 2014). "Covert mission: Plutonium source might be Canada". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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