 MV St Helen (right) passes one of her sister ships, MV St Faith en route to Portsmouth Harbour from Fishbourne
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| History | |
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| Name | MV St Helen (1983-2015) MV Anna Mur (2015 – present) |
| Operator | |
| Port of registry | 1983–2015: London 2015–present: Cagliari[3] |
| Builder | Robb Caledon Shipbuilders, Leith |
| Yard number | 535[1] |
| Launched | 15 September 1983[2] |
| In service | 28 November 1983 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In Service with Delcomar. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Car Passenger Ferry |
| Tonnage | 2,983 GT[4] |
| Length | 77 metres (253 ft) |
| Beam | 17.2 metres (56 ft) |
| Draught | 2.48 metres (8 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power | 3x 850bhp Harland & Wolff-MAN 6ASL25 diesel engines |
| Propulsion | 3x Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
| Capacity |
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MV St Helen was a vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Wightlink on its route from Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight. Due to her age, she was sold and was removed from service on 26 March 2015. She now operates in Sardinia with the name Anna Mur, operated by Delcomar, together with her sister ship GB Conte, the former MV St Catherine.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
leithbuiltwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hendy, John (1989). Sealink Isle of Wight. Staplehurst: Ferry Publications.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
IWCPwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Widdows, Nick (1998). Ferries of the British Isles & Northern Europe. Ferry Publications.