MV Ross Revenge

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MV Ross Revenge moored on Blackwater Estuary in 2018
History
Iceland
Name	Freyr Ross Revenge
Port of registry	Reykjavík
Builder	Seebeck, Bremerhaven
Completed	1960
In service	1960-1983 (fishing trawler) 1983-present (radio ship)
Identification	IMO number: 5121213
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Type	Fishing trawler/Radio ship
Tonnage	980 GRT
Length	67 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam	10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Draught	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Installed power	Werkspoor 10-cylinder Diesel, dual turbine 2,400 hp (1,800 kW)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)

MV Ross Revenge is a radio ship, the home of Radio Caroline, as well as having supported Radio Monique and various religious broadcasters. Funded by the Icelandic government, she was constructed in Bremerhaven in 1960 and served as an Icelandic commercial trawler until 1963 when she was sold to the Ross Group fleet, notably taking part in the Cod Wars of the 1970s. Following her decommissioning, she was purchased by Radio Caroline and outfitted as a radio ship, complete with 300-foot (91 m) antenna mast and 50 kW transmitter. Her broadcasts began on 20 August 1983; her final pirate broadcast took place in November 1990. She ran aground on the Goodwin Sands in November 1991, bringing the era of offshore pirate radio in Europe to an end. She was, however, salvaged, and is now maintained by the Caroline Support Group, a group of supporters and enthusiasts.