MV Red Eagle (1996)

History
Name: MV Red Eagle
Operator: Red Funnel
Builder: Ferguson Shipbuilders
Launched: 1996
In service: 1996 - Sept 2004, Jan 2005 - present[1]
Identification: IMO number: 9117337
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Raptor Class Car Passenger Ferry
Tonnage: 4,075 GT[1]
Length: 93.22 m (305.8 ft)
Beam: 17.5 m (57.4 ft)
Decks: 5, including 3 vehicle decks
Speed: 14 kn (25.9 km/h)
Capacity: 894 passengers, 220 cars

MV Red Eagle is a Raptor Class vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.

History

She entered service in 1996, the latest car ferry to enter service after Red Falcon and Red Osprey in 1994.[2] Between October and December 2004 she underwent modifications by Remontowa in Gdańsk, Poland, in order to increase vehicle capacity by 80[3] and allow a greater passenger capacity.[4] This involved the lengthening of the ship by 9.6 m (31 ft).[5] She was the last of Red Funnel's Raptor Class ships to undergo the process.[1] When she re-entered service in January 2005, she became the largest vessel regularly crossing the Solent, taking this title from her sister Red Osprey.[4]

Appearances in media

She featured in an episode of Top Gear in 2002, as part of a review of an Aston Martin.[6] On November 11 2008 she was used on an excursion to view Queen Elizabeth 2 leaving Southampton for the final time.[7] She is featured in the 2008 video game Ship Simulator 2008 along with one of her running mates Red Jet 4 as a sailable ship[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Red Funnel Isle of Wight Ferries - Vessel Archive 1981-2010". Red Funnel. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Red Funnel - Vehicle ferry fleet". www.redfunnel.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
  3. ↑ "Maritime Journal: Linkspan Lifts Red Funnel's Fortunes". www.maritimejournal.com. 2005-02-01. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  4. 1 2 "Red Funnel - vehicle ferry fleet". www.redfunnel.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  5. ↑ "Red Funnel plans to stretch car ferries" (PDF). Black Jack. World Ship Society, Southampton branch (123): 10. December 2002. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Top Gear on the Isle of Wight, starring Red Funnel and the Military Road". Isle of Wight Guru. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  7. ↑ Adams, Keith (2010). Red Funnel 150 Celebrating One Hundred and Fifty Years of The Original Isle of Wight Ferries. Richard Danielson. p. 51. ISBN 9780951315552.
  8. ↑ "Ship Simulator 2008". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
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