MV Morocco Sun

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Stena Galloway at Stranraer.
History
Name
  • 1979–1991: Galloway Princess
  • 1991–2002: Stena Galloway
  • 2002–2019: Le Rif
  • 2019–present: Morocco Sun
Operator
Port of registry Civil Ensign of Morocco.svg Morocco
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Launched24 May 1979
Completed22 April 1980
Maiden voyage1980
In service1980
Identification IMO number:  7719430
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Tonnage12,175  gross register tons  (GRT)
Length128.42 metres (421.3 ft)
Beam21.52 metres (70.6 ft)
Propulsion2 Pielstick 16PC2V diesel engines
Speed19 knots
Capacity1,000 passengers, 280 vehicles

MV Morocco Sun is a passenger vessel built for British Railways in 1979.

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History

Galloway Princess at Larne on 15 September 1984. The "Galloway Princess" at Larne - geograph.org.uk - 627872.jpg
Galloway Princess at Larne on 15 September 1984.
Galloway Princess at Stranraer. Galloway Princess at Stranraer - geograph.org.uk - 3436034.jpg
Galloway Princess at Stranraer.

The MV Galloway Princess was built in 1979 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for Sealink (although chartered from IBOS Finance Ltd). She was built specifically to serve on the Larne to Stranraer route. She measured 12,175 Gross Register Tons, and fitted with two Pielstick 16PC2V diesel engines could achieve a speed of 19 knots. She could carry 1,000 passengers and 280 cars. [1] She was employed on the Larne to Stranraer service from 1 May 1980.

In July 1984 she was registered to Sea Containers Ltd.

In May 1990 she was sold to Stena Line and in February 1991 they renamed her Stena Galloway.

Stena sold her in 2002 to the International Maritime Transport Corporation, Morocco and she was renamed Le Rif. There was an onboard fire on 22 April 2008 at Algeciras, Spain. [2]

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References

Notes

  1. Smith, Peter (30 March 2012). Offshore Ferry Services of England and Scotland. Pen and Sword. p. 115. ISBN   978-1848846654.
  2. "M/S GALLOWAY PRINCESS" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

Bibliography

  • Cowsill, Miles; Hendy, John (2006). The Saints go marching on: British Rail's Last Cross-Channel Ferries. Kilgetty, Pembrokeshire: Ferry Publications. ISBN   187194774X.