&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Spirit_of_Britain_in_pursuit.jpg) Spirit of Britain in May 2017
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner | P&O Ferries |
| Operator | Irish Ferries |
| Port of registry |
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| Route | Dover–Calais |
| Ordered | 2008 |
| Builder | STX Europe, Rauma shipyard, Finland |
| Yard number | 1367 |
| Laid down | 25 August 2009 |
| Launched | 8 June 2010 |
| In service | 21 January 2011 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 47,592 GT[1] |
| Length | 213 m (698 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 30.8 m (101 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Installed power | 4 x MAN 7L 48/60 diesel engines |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Notes | 2,700 lane meters |
MS Oscar Wilde is a cross-channel ferry to be operated by Irish Ferries on the Dover-Calais route. Formerly named Spirit of Britain, she is the first of two Spirit-class ships built for P&O Ferries, the other being Spirit of France. The vessels are the largest ferries constructed for the cross-channel route. She was chartered by Irish Ferries after being laid up by P&O in early 2024; with the obligation to purchase after two years.[2][3]
- ^ "Equasis". Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Irish Ferries signs bareboat charter agreement with DP World France SAS for the Spirit of Britain". Shippax.com. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Fleet Changes for Dover Calais". Irish Ferries. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.