MV Ulster Queen (1967)
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For the 1930 motorship, see MV Ulster Queen (1930).
MV Ulster Queen was a passenger ferry operated across the Irish Sea by P&O Ferries between 1967 and 1981.
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Ulster Queen as Poseidonia laid up in Eleusis in 2004. | |
History | |
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Owner |
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Operator | P&O Ferries (1978-81) |
Route | Liverpool-Belfast (1967-1981) |
Builder | Cammell Laird |
Yard number | 1323 |
Completed | 23 May 1967 |
In service | 6 June 1967[2] |
Out of service | 7 November 1981 |
Identification | IMO number: 6703317 |
Fate | Wrecked on Hyndman Reef, Safaga 2005 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 4,270 GT |
Length | 115.22 m (378.0 ft) |
Beam | 16.46 m (54.0 ft) |
Draught | 4.13 m (13.5 ft) |
Installed power | 2x 12-cylinder, Pielstick diesel; 5295 kW. |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
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Notes | [3] |
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