MS Norbay

Arriving in on the Mersey, Liverpool
History
NameNorbay
Owner
Operator
Port of registryHamilton,  Bermuda
Route
BuilderVan der Giessen de Noord
Yard number962
Launched13 November 1993
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Tonnage17,464 GT
Length166.77 metres (547.1 ft)
Beam23.4 metres (77 ft)
Draft5.8 metres (19 ft)
Installed power2 x Sulzer 9 ZA40S diesel engines and 2 x Sulzer 8 ZA40S diesel engines producing 24,480kW in total
Propulsion2 x controllable pitch propellers 2 x transverse forward thrusters
Speed22 knots (25 mph)
Capacity2,040 lanemetres; 114 passengers
Crew57

MS Norbay is a ro-pax vessel owned by the British ferry company P&O Ferries and currently chartered to Irish Ferries.[2] She was built by Van Der Giessen-de Noord N.V., Netherlands in 1994.[3]

  1. ^ "M/F Norbay - IMO 9056595". Shipspotting. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Irish Ferries charters P&O ferry for Holyhead and Cherbourg services - niferry.co.uk". www.niferry.co.uk. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Norbay". The ferry site. Retrieved 20 February 2012.