MS ''Seatruck Panorama'' is a

ro-ro Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or usin ...

ferry operated by

Seatruck Ferries Seatruck Ferries is a UK-based freight-only ferry company which commenced services in 1996. It is a subsidiary of CLdN. It operates out of four ports on the Irish Sea, including Heysham and Liverpool. History Seatruck was established in 1996 ...

. The vessel was built in 2007 by

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shipyard Astilleros de Huelva as ''Clipper Panorama''. The vessel entered service in January 2009.

History

Clipper Panorama'' was built by Astilleros de Huelva,

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as yard number 822. Her keel was laid on 13 March 2007 and she was launched on 27 December, with completion on 13 November 2008. Homeported in Limassol, Cyprus, she is employed on Seatruck's Heysham - Warrenpoint route. ''Clipper Panorama'' entered service on 25 January 2009, replacing which was redeployed onto a new route. In December 2011, ''Clipper Panorama'' was renamed ''Seatruck Panorama''.

Description

''Seatruck Panorama'' is one of four "''P Series''" ro-ro freight ferries. It has a length of , a beam of and a draft of . Det Norske Veritas class the vessel as a 1A1 General Cargo Carrier - with whom ''Seatruck Panorama'' is allocated the number 27191. The vessel is designed to fit in Heysham harbour ("Heysham max"). Trailers are carried over three decks. The vessel is powered by two

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4L20 diesel engines which drive two propellers. The vessel is also equipped with two Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters.

Sister Vessels

*'' Clipper Pace'' *''

Clipper Pennant A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. Clippers were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had a large total sail area. "Cl ...

'' *'' Clipper Point''

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Current position of ''Seatruck Panorama''
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