MV Lion
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MV Lion was a passenger ferry operated by P&O Ferries across the Irish Sea between 1968 and 1976, and across the English Channel until 1986.
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Port of registry | Glasgow |
Route | Ardrossan-Belfast (1968-1976) |
Builder | Cammell Laird |
Yard number | 1326 |
Launched | 8 August 1967 |
Completed | 23 May 1967 |
In service | 3 January 1968 |
Out of service | 12 February 1976 |
Identification | IMO number: 6723654[1] |
Fate | Scrapped 2004 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 3,333 GT |
Length | 110.1 m (361.2 ft) |
Beam | 17.1 m (56.1 ft) |
Draught | 4.3 m (14.1 ft) |
Installed power | 2x 12-cylinder Crossley diesel; 7722 kW. |
Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Capacity | 1200 passengers; 170 cars; 40 commercials |
Notes | [2] |
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