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European Highlander arriving at Cairnryan, Spring 2005. | |
History | |
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Name | European Highlander |
Owner | Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Ltd |
Operator |
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Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
Route | Cairnryan-Larne |
Ordered | August 2000 |
Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki, Japan |
Cost | £35 million |
Yard number | 1069 |
Launched | 18 January 2002 |
Completed | 2002 |
Maiden voyage | Cairnryan - Larne |
In service | 3 July 2002 |
Identification |
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Status | in service |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 21,188 gt |
Length | 162.7 m (533.8 ft) |
Beam | 23.4 m (76.8 ft) |
Height | 32,5 |
Draft | 5.5 m (18.0 ft) |
Depth | 5,55m |
Decks | 6 |
Deck clearance | 5.2m |
Ramps | 1 internal fixed, 1 internal hoistable between decks 2 & 3 |
Installed power | 4 x Wärtsilä 12V38 30000kwh |
Propulsion | 2 x controllable pitch propellers |
Speed | 22.5 kn (42 km/h) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 57 |
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