MV Eynhallow

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MV Eynhallow at Tingwall.
History
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Name: MV Eynhallow
Owner: Orkney Islands Council
Operator: Orkney Ferries
Port of registry: Kirkwall
Builder: Abels Shipbuilders, Bristol
Completed: 1987
Identification:
General characteristics
Class and type: MCA Class VIA/VI
Type: Ro-Ro Vehicle & Passenger Ferry
Length: 28.8 m (94.5 ft)
Beam: 7 m (23.0 ft)
Draft: 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Installed power: 2 x 220.5kW
Speed: 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Capacity: 50/95 passengers; 10 cars or approximately 40 tonnes
Crew: 3/4
Notes: [2]

MV Eynhallow is a Ro-Ro vehicle ferry operated by Orkney Ferries.

Orkney Ferries

Orkney Ferries is a Scottish company operating inter-island ferry services in the Orkney Islands.

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History

MV Eynhallow was built by Abels Shipbuilders in Bristol in 1987. [2]

Abels Shipbuilders Ltd was a ship and boat builder in Bristol, England. They are now the largest remaining shipbuilder in Bristol. In addition to boat building, the company have branched out into architectural sculptures, tidal energy and marine restoration.

Bristol City and county in England

Bristol is a city and county in South West England with a population of 459,300. The wider district has the 10th-largest population in England. The urban area population of 724,000 is the 8th-largest in the UK. The city borders North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, with the cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south-east and north-east, respectively. South Wales lies across the Severn estuary.

Service

MV Eynhallow is normally used on the Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre service.

Rousay One of the Orkney Islands

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Egilsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, the Island of Egilsay is lying east of Rousay. The island is largely farmland and St Magnus Church, dedicated or re-dedicated to Saint Magnus, who was killed on the island in 1117 by an axe blow to the head. For hundreds of years the story of St. Magnus, part of the Orkneyinga saga, was considered just a legend until a skull with a large crack in it, such as it had been stricken by an axe, was found in the walls of St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall.

Wyre, Orkney one of the Orkney Islands, lying south-east of Rousay

Wyre is one of the Orkney Islands, lying south-east of Rousay. It is 311 hectares (1.20 sq mi) and 32 metres (105 ft) at its highest point. It is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the archipelago.

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References

  1. "Eynhallow". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "MV Eynhallow" (PDF). Orkney Ferries . Retrieved 27 November 2013.