 GB Conte departing from Carloforte harbour.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Operator | |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Robb Caledon Shipbuilders, Leith |
| Cost | £5 million |
| Yard number | 534[1] |
| Launched | 30 March 1983 |
| Completed | 1983 |
| In service | 3 July 1983 |
| Identification |
|
| Status | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Roll-on/roll-off car ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 77.05 m (252.8 ft) |
| Beam | 17.22 m (56.5 ft) |
| Draught | 2.48 m |
| Installed power | 3x 850bhp Harland & Wolff-MAN 6ASL25/30 diesel engines driving Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
| Capacity |
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MV St Catherine is a Roll-on/roll-off car and passenger ferry. She served the Wightlink crossing from Portsmouth to Fishbourne, Isle of Wight from 1983 to 2009. In 2010, she was sold to Delcomar and renamed GB Conte.
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- ^ a b c d "St Catherine". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 22 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "GB Conte". Ships Nostalgia. Retrieved 24 July 2010.