![]() Resilient Lady in Sydney in 2024 | |
History | |
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Name | Resilient Lady |
Owner | Virgin Voyages |
Operator | ![]() |
Builder |
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Laid down | 27 April 2017 [1] |
Launched | 2 July 2021 [2] |
Completed | 8 December 2022 [1] |
Maiden voyage | 14 May 2023 [1] |
Identification | |
Status | In Service |
General characteristics [2] | |
Tonnage | 110,000 GT |
Length | 278 m (912 ft) |
Beam | 38 m (125 ft) |
Draught | 8.05 m (26.4 ft) |
Decks |
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Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 × 16,000 kW (21,000 hp) ABB Azipod units |
Speed | |
Capacity | 2,770 [4] |
Crew | 1,160 |
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