MV Wight Sun
 Wight Sun berthed at Lymington | |
| History | |
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | MV Wight Sun |
| Operator: | Wightlink |
| Route: | Portsmouth~Fishbourne (Seasonal relief vessel 2015 onwards) |
| Builder: | Kraljevica, Croatia |
| Yard number: | 552 |
| Launched: | 29 June 2008 |
| Christened: | by local schoolgirl, Stefani Nadoh |
| In service: | 25 May 2009 |
| Homeport: | London |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 1,500 GRT; 360 DWT[2] |
| Length: | 62.0 m (203.4 ft) |
| Beam: | 16.0 m (52.5 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.3 m (7.5 ft) |
| Installed power: | 4x 740bhp (552kw) Volvo D16MH 16 litre 6cyl diesels |
| Propulsion: | 2x Voith Schneider 21 R5/135 |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity: | 360 passengers, 65 cars |
| Crew: | 10 |
MV Wight Sun is an Isle of Wight ferry built in 2008 for the British company Wightlink.
History
MV Wight Sun was built at the Brodogradiliste Kraljevica, Croatia and launched on 29 June 2008. After fitting out, she sailed the 3071 miles to Lymington in March/April 2009[3] and entered service with Wightlink in Spring 2009.[4]
Service
MV Wight Sun joined the Wight-class fleet on the Yarmouth and Lymington service. Her two sisters, MV Wight Light and MV Wight Sky entered service on 25 February 2009. In July 2015, she was transferred to the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route as a relief ferry. MV Wight Light, which was the relief ferry after MV St Helen was withdrawn, transferred back to the Lymington to Yarmouth route in its place
Footnotes
- ↑ "Wight Sun". Vessel Tracker. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ↑ "Wight Sun". Vessel Assessment System. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ↑ "Captain's Log". Wightlink. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Wight Sun". Wightlink. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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