MV ''St Clare'' currently sails on the

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to Fishbourne route operated by

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. She was built in

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

in 2001. From her introduction in 2001 until January 2004, ''St Clare'' was the longest ship regularly crossing between the Isle of Wight and the British mainland, but was overtaken by

Red Funnel Red Funnel, the trading name of the Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited,Red Osprey following that vessel's stretching. ''St Clare'' can carry 878 passengers and 186 cars across three vehicle decks. All other vessels operating on the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route carry 771 passengers and 142 cars. Her service speed is 13

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, measuring 5,359 gt, with a length of 86 metres,

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of 18 metres and loaded draught of 2.6 metres. The ship has a double-end design, where the ship can travel in both directions, so that when it arrives, the vehicles are always facing the correct direction for disembarkation so she does not have to turn around before docking.

References

External links

Wightlink website
on wightlink.co.uk

on faktaomfartyg.se
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