 Scillonian III unloading cargo at St Mary's Harbour
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| History | |
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| Name | RMV Scillonian III |
| Owner | Isles of Scilly Steamship Company |
| Operator | Isles of Scilly Steamship Company |
| Port of registry | St Mary's |
| Builder | Appledore Shipbuilders, North Devon |
| Yard number | 421 |
| Launched | 5 May 1977 |
| Christened | 17 May 1977[1] |
| In service | 19 May 1977[1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 7527796 |
| Status | Operating between Penzance and Hugh Town |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | 1,255.25 GRT |
| Length | 68 m (223.1 ft) |
| Beam | 11.85 m (38.9 ft) |
| Draught | 2.89 m (9.5 ft) |
| Decks | 5 |
| Propulsion | 2 Blackstone engines driving 2 fixed pitch 4-blade bronze propellers
3 Volvo diesel generators 1 diesel emergency generator |
| Speed | 15.15 kn (28.1 km/h) |
| Capacity | 485 passengers |
| Crew | 18 [2] |
RMV Scillonian III is a passenger ship based at Penzance in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, run by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company. She operates the principal ferry service to the Isles of Scilly and is one of only three ships in the world still carrying the status of Royal Mail Ship (hence RMV – Royal Mail Vessel).
- ^ a b Media release by Deborah Clark Associates on behalf of Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, 14 June 2010 Archived 30 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "RMS Scillonian III – Take a look above and below decks on the islands' beloved steamer" in The Islander – Life on the Isles of Scilly (Spring 2009), pp. 30–34