MV Sorrento (2001)

The MV Sorrento docking at Queenscliff
History
Name	Sorrento[1]
Operator	Peninsula Searoad Transport Pty Ltd
Port of registry	Australia
Builder	Seward Marine
Laid down	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Identification	IMO number: 9261853 MMSI number: 503320500[2] Callsign: VKV6549
General characteristics
Class and type	Double-ended, roll-on/roll-off catamaran
Tonnage	2,514 gt
Length	61.4 m (201.4 ft)
Beam	17.4 m (57.1 ft)
Draught	2.3 m (7.5 ft)
Installed power	Diesel, 2 x Cummins KTA-38-M2, 1,300 hp at 1,800 rpm.
Propulsion	2 × Ulstein Aquamaster US 1201 CRP Azimuth thrusters Auxiliary: 2 x Kamewa Ulstein 45 TV controllable pitch side thrusters (300 kW/18); Cummins KTA38 / Onan 837 for bow thruster motor; 2 x Cummins 6BT 5.9 G2M gensets
Speed	11 knots
Capacity	700 passengers 80 cars
Notes	Fuel capacity: 80,000 litres

The MV Sorrento is a double-ended roll-on/roll-off vehicle ferry owned by Peninsula Searoad Transport of Victoria, Australia. It has operated between the heads of Port Phillip Bay between the towns of Queenscliff and Sorrento since 2000. It is the sister ship of Queenscliff, and on entering service enabled a doubling in the service frequency across the bay. The ferry can carry approximately 80 vehicles and 700 passengers.^[1] This ship is commonly referred to as “HMAS Mornpen”^{[citation needed]}