MV Snowdrop

MV Snowdrop arriving at the Pier Head
History
Name
  • 1959–2003: Woodchurch
  • 2003–present: Snowdrop
Owner
  • 1959–1968: Birkenhead Corporation
  • 1969–present: Merseytravel
Operator
  • 1959–1968: Birkenhead Corporation
  • 1968–1990: Merseytravel
  • 1990–present: Mersey Ferries
Port of registry1959–present: Liverpool,  United Kingdom
OrderedNovember 1957
BuilderPhilip and Son, Dartmouth
Yard number1305
LaunchedOctober 1959
ChristenedOctober 1959
Maiden voyageDelivery voyage to the River Mersey from Dartmouth, 1960.
In service1960
Out of service1980–1983
IdentificationIMO number: 8633724
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeIV with seasonal III
Tonnage617 GT
Length46.32 m (152 ft 0 in)
Beam12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)
Draught2.46 m (8 ft 1 in)
Decks4 - bridge deck, promenade deck, main deck & lower deck/machine space
Installed power2 × Wärtsilä diesel engines
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Crew6 – captain, mate, engineer, deck hands x 2 and catering assistant

'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.