MV Dagalien

MV Dagalien berthed at Ulsta, Yell with her visor open.
History
United Kingdom
Name	MV Dagalien
Namesake	Old Norse for Dusk
Owner	Shetland Islands Council
Operator	SIC Ferries
Port of registry	Lerwick
Route	Yell Sound (2004 - )
Builder	Northern Shipbuilders, Gdańsk, Poland
Yard number	B600/2
Launched	19 February 2004
Completed	2004
In service	August 2004
Refit	Once a Year, normally April - May
Identification	IMO number: 9291626 MMSI number: 235014766 Callsign: MDHK7
Status	In Service
General characteristics
Type	Ro-Ro Vehicle & Passenger Ferry
Tonnage	Gross Tonnage: 1861 Net Tonnage: 558 Deadweight Tonnage: 325
Length	Length Overall: 65.36 m (214.4 ft) Length of Car Deck: 52.6 m (172.6 ft)
Beam	14.3 m (46.9 ft)
Draught	3.7 m (12.1 ft)
Depth	5.6 m (18.4 ft)
Ramps	Bow and Stern Ramps and Visors
Installed power	2 x MAK 6M20 diesel engines each at 1,200kW@1000rpm
Propulsion	2x Rolls-Royce Aquamaster Azimuth Thrusters
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	1x Fast Rescue Boat Marine Evacuation System
Capacity	95 Passengers (with 5 crew) 144 Passengers (with 6 crew) 31 Cars (with 0 Artics, 7 cars with 4 Artics) 4 Artics
Crew	5/6

MV Dagalien is a double ended roll-on/roll-off passenger and car ferry that operates on the Yell Sound service, operated by SIC Ferries. She is the sister ship of MV Daggri.^[1]