Manxman at anchor in Singapore | |
History | |
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Name | Manxman |
Owner | Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
Operator | Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
Port of registry | Douglas |
Route | Douglas - Heysham Douglas - Belfast (Seasonal) Douglas - Liverpool (Winter Only - From 9 November 2024) |
Ordered | 31 July 2020 |
Builder | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea |
Cost | GB £78,000,000 |
Yard number | 8311 |
Laid down | 24 December 2021 |
Launched | 14 June 2022 |
Christened | 3 May 2023 |
Completed | 20 April 2023 |
Acquired | 10 May 2023 |
In service | 17 August 2023 |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ro-pax ferry |
Tonnage | 24,161 GT |
Length | 133.0 m (436 ft) |
Beam | 26.0 m (85 ft) |
Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
Installed power | 2 x Wärtsilä 31 10-cylinder diesel engines,
& 2 x Wärtsilä 31 8-cylinder diesel engines |
Propulsion | 3 × bow thrusters |
Speed | 19.25 knots (35.65 km/h; 22.15 mph) |
Capacity | Passengers: 948
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Crew | 52 |
MV Manxman is a new-build Ro-pax ferry which entered service with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IoMSPCo) on 17 August 2023.