MV Mona's Queen (1971)

Mona's Queen approaches Stranraer
History
Name	1972: Mona's Queen (V) 1995: Mary the Queen
Owner	1972: IOMSPCo.
Port of registry	Douglas, Isle of Man
Builder	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon[1]
Cost	£2,100,000
Yard number	533[1]
Way number	307621
Launched	22 December 1971[2]
In service	June 1972
Identification	IMO number: 7127493;[1] Official Number 307621 Code Letters G P O W [3] Callsign: DUA2616
Fate	Sold to the Philippines
Philippines
Name	1995–2008: M/V Mary the Queen
Owner	MBRS Lines
Port of registry	Philippines
In service	1995
Out of service	2008
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1 September 2008
General characteristics
Class and type	Car ferry
Tonnage	2,998 GRT; 540 DWT
Length	104.45 m (342.7 ft)
Beam	52 ft (16 m)
Depth	17.5 ft (5.3 m)
Installed power	2x 10-cylinder P.C.2 Crossley Pielstick[4] diesel engines 10,000 shp (7,500 kW)
Propulsion	variable-pitch propellers
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h)
Capacity	1600 passengers and approximately 100 vehicles
Crew	55

MV (RMS) Mona's Queen (V) Official No. 307621 was a car-ferry built in 1971–72 for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. From 1972 to 1990, she operated to and from Douglas, Isle of Man. After a lengthy lay-up, she was sold in 1995, renamed Mary the Queen and operated as a ferry in south-east Asia, mainly sailing between Manila and Boracay. She was sold to Indian shipbreakers and beached in 2008.