Ben Woollacott

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Ben Woollacott
Ben Woollacott (Woolwich Ferry).jpg
Ben Woollacott moored a short distance upstream from the Woolwich Ferry termini in October 2019
History
United Kingdom
NameBen Woollacott
Port of registry Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom.
Builder Remontowa, Gdańsk
Launched2018
Identification
General characteristics
Type Passenger ship/Ro-Ro Cargo [1]
Tonnage1,750  GT [1]
Length60m [1]
Beam19m [1]

Ben Woollacott is a ferry built by Remontowa, Poland that operates the Woolwich Ferry service in London, England. [2] It was named after a teenage deckhand who drowned in an accident while untying mooring ropes of the ferry Ernest Bevin in 2011. Ben came from a family of River Thames watermen that had worked on the river for six generations. [3] [4]

It arrived in London on 15 November 2018. [5] It has an automatic docking system to hold the ferry in place during loading. [5] The vessel operates alongside sister ship Dame Vera Lynn . Both suffered from numerous technical issues resulting in closures and service reductions. [6] [7]

It was originally operated by Briggs Marine, before London River Services took over operation of the Woolwich Ferry service in December 2020. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "BEN WOOLLACOTT, Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo - Details and current position - IMO 9822011 MMSI 232017796". VesselFinder. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ↑ New ferries for Woolwich Ships Monthly February 2017 page 7
  3. ↑ "Ben Woollacott Ferry death report critical of practices". BBC News. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Drowned deckhand given ferry name honour". BBC News. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Brand new Woolwich Ferry Ben Woollacott arrives in London for the first time to undertake docking trials at North Woolwich". Newsflare. Newsflare Limited. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sadiq Khan apologises after being accused of 'wasting' £20m on new Woolwich ferries". LBC . 7 November 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Chamberlain, Darryl (16 February 2023). "'Shoddy' Woolwich Ferry closed for two weeks for more upgrade works". 853. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Woolwich Ferry Take-Over Ships Monthly July 2020 page 11

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