 MV Snowdrop arriving at the Pier Head
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | 1959 onwards: Liverpool,  United Kingdom |
| Ordered | November 1957 |
| Builder | Philip and Son, Dartmouth |
| Yard number | 1305 |
| Launched | October 1959 |
| Christened | October 1959 |
| Maiden voyage | Delivery voyage to the River Mersey from Dartmouth, 1960. |
| In service | 1960 - present |
| Out of service | 1980 – 1983 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8633724 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | IV with seasonal III |
| Tonnage | 617 GT |
| Length | 46.32 m (152 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) |
| Decks | 4 - bridge deck, promenade deck, main deck & lower deck/machine space |
| Installed power | 2 × Wärtsilä diesel engines |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Crew | 6 – captain, mate, engineer, deck hands x 2 and catering assistant |
The MV Snowdrop is a Mersey Ferry in operation on the River Mersey, England. From launch until a major refit in 2003, she was named MV Woodchurch.