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Wight Sun berthed at Lymington
History
United Kingdom
NameMV Wight Sun
OperatorWightlink
RouteYarmouth to Lymington Portsmouth~Fishbourne (Seasonal relief vessel 2015 onwards)
BuilderKraljevica, Croatia
Yard number552
Launched29 June 2008
Christenedby local schoolgirl Stefani Nadoh
In service25 May 2009
HomeportLondon
Identification
  • IMO number: 9490416[1]
  • MMSI number: 235064777
  • Callsign: 2BBW9
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Tonnage2,546 GT; 360 DWT[2]
Length62.0 m (203.4 ft)
Beam16.0 m (52.5 ft)
Draught2.3 m (7.5 ft)
Installed power4x 740bhp (552kw) Volvo Penta D16MH 16 litre 6cyl diesels
Propulsion2x Voith Schneider 21 R5/135
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity360 passengers, 65 cars
Crew10

MV Wight Sun is an Isle of Wight ferry built in 2008 for the British company Wightlink.

  1. ^ "Wight Sun". Vessel Tracker. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Wight Sun (9490416)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

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