&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ulysses_Arriving_In_Dublin.jpg) MV Ulysses approaching Dublin Port
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| History | |
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| Name | MS Ulysses |
| Owner | Irish Continental Group |
| Operator | Irish Ferries |
| Port of registry | Limassol,  Cyprus |
| Route | Dublin–Holyhead |
| Builder | Aker Finnyards Oy, Rauma shipyard |
| Cost | €110M / IR£80m |
| Yard number | 429 |
| Laid down | 24 January 2000[1] |
| Launched | 1 September 2000[2] |
| Completed | 2001 |
| In service | March 2001 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 50,938 GT |
| Length | 209.2 m (686.4 ft) |
| Beam | 31.84 m (104.5 ft) |
| Height | 51 m (167.3 ft) |
| Draught | 6.3 m (20.7 ft) |
| Depth | 15.75 m (51.7 ft) (moulded)[1] |
| Decks | 12 |
| Ice class | 1A |
| Installed power | 4x MaK M43 |
| Propulsion | 2 x LIPS type 4C16 controllable pitch propellers[1] |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
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MV Ulysses is a RORO car ferry currently owned and operated by Irish Ferries. The ship was launched on 1 September 2000[3] at Aker Finnyards shipyard in Rauma, Finland and services the Dublin–Holyhead route.
The vessel stands 12 decks high, at a height of 167.5 feet[2] (approx 51 metres) from keel to mast. The vessel has five vehicle decks, including a stowable mezzanine deck consisting of two 'swing decks', called 'Plates', which are lowered to accommodate a greater number of 'low vehicles' (i.e. vehicles up to 2 metres high) - these swing decks are primarily used in holiday seasons when there is a much greater number of passenger vehicles. When launched she was the world's largest car ferry in terms of vehicle capacity.[3]
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
stwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aker Finnyards Delivers Unique Ferry". MarineLink. 1 March 2001. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "H&W Visitors: Irish Ferries' Ulysses - NI Ferry Site". NI Ferry Site. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.