MS Clipper Point
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Clipper Point at Heysham 1/4/2011
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Name: | Clipper Point |
Owner: | Clipper Group Ltd |
Operator: | DFDS (charter) |
Port of registry: | Limassol |
Route: | Cuxhaven - Immingham |
Builder: | Astilleros de Sevilla |
Yard number: | 820 |
Launched: | 2006 |
Christened: | 7 October 2006 |
In service: | 21 March 2008 |
Identification: | IMO Number 9350666 |
Status: | Laid up in Liverpool |
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Class & type: | P Series [1] |
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Length: | 142 m (465 ft 11 in) |
Beam: | 23.03 m (75 ft 7 in) |
Draft: | 5.20 m (17 ft 1 in) |
Decks: | 3 vehicle decks |
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Speed: | 22 knots (25 mph) |
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Crew: | 23 |
MS Clipper Point is owned and operated by Seatruck Ferries. Built by Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Huelva, Clipper Point entered service on 21 March 2008.[2]
History
Clipper Point was launched in 2006, and christened on the 7 October. She is the first of four "P Series" ships for Seatruck. Her speed of 22 knots (41 km/h) enables crossing times between Liverpool and Dublin to be reduced to six hours. Older ships like the Riverdance and Moondance took nine and a half hours to do the same journey.[3]
In May 2012 Clipper Point was charted to DFDS and deployed on the Cuxhaven - Immingham route.
Description
Clipper Point is one of four "P Series" ro-ro freight ferries. It has a length of 142 metres (466 ft), a beam of 23 metres (75 ft) and a draft of 5.7 metres (19 ft).[4] Det Norske Veritas class the vessel as a 1A1 General Cargo Carrier - with whom Clipper Point is allocated the number 26467.
The vessel is designed to fit in Heysham harbour ("Heysham max"). Trailers are carried over three decks.
The vessel is powered by two Wärtsilä 4L20 diesel engines which drive two propellers. The vessel is also equipped with two Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters.[5]
Sister Vessels
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