MV Pelagitis
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MV Pelagitis is a roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry formerly operated by Marine Atlantic from North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Canada. The vessel was completed in 1978 by Hyundai Shipbuilding Company Limited in and delivered to the Stena Line which operates in Northern Europe.[2][3] She was sold on 12 March 2010 and given her current name Pelagitis.[4]
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Ro-Ro Cargo Pelagitis in Souda (Crete) | |
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Owner |
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Operator | Ainaftis |
Port of registry | |
Builder | |
Yard number | 647 |
Launched | 22 December 1977 |
Completed | 1978 |
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Notes | [2] |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 154 m (505 ft); 143 m (469 ft) |
Beam | 21.67 m (71.1 ft) |
Draught | 7.319 m (24.01 ft) |
Ramps | Stern loading; shore based |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Two propellers Bow thruster (1,000 hp) |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
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Throughout her career, the vessel sailed under the names Atlantic Freighter, Merzario Grecia, Stena Grecia, and Tor Felicia.[5]