Red Kestrel

Red Kestrel

Ship data flag  United Kingdom Ship type Double-ended ferry Callsign MEGW6 home port Southampton Owner Red Funnel Group Shipping company Red Funnel Ferries Shipyard Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders , Birkenhead Build number 1393 Order February 14, 2018 Keel laying May 31, 2018 Launch 19th February 2019

Ship dimensions and crew length 74.25 m ( Lüa ) 73.20 m ( Lpp ) width 16.98 m Side height 4.50 m Draft Max. 2.96 m measurement 1102 GT / 330 NRZ   crew 6-7

Machine system machine 2 x Cummins - diesel engine Machine performance 1,938 kW (2,635 hp) Service speed 12.5 kn (23 km / h) propeller 2 × propeller pods

Transport capacities Load capacity 1324 dw running track meters 265 m Permitted number of passengers 12

Others Classifications DNV GL IMO no. 9847645

The Red Kestrel is a double-ended ferry operated by the British shipping company Red Funnel Ferries .

history

The ferry was built under construction number 1393 at the Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders yard in Birkenhead . The construction contract was signed on February 14, 2018. The keel was laid on May 31, 2018, the launch on February 19, 2019. The ship was completed on April 11, 2019. The cost of construction was around £  10 million.

The ferry was christened in Southampton in April 2019 and entered service in May. It is the shipping company's first ferry to be used exclusively for the transport of trucks. It runs four times a day between Southampton and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight .

Technical specifications

The ferry is of two Cummins - Diesel engines of the type QSK38 each with 969  kW power driven. The motors acting through reduction gearing on two Rolls-Royce - azimuth thruster , of which each is a at the two ends of the vessel. Two Cummins 6B-CP diesel generators, each with an output of 80 kW, are available for power generation. The ferry has two engine rooms , each with a drive motor and a diesel generator.

The ferry has an open vehicle deck on which there are 265 lane meters available on four lanes  . There is space for twelve trucks on the vehicle deck. The ferry's passenger capacity is twelve people.

The vehicle deck is built over in the middle. The clearance height is 5.6 meters. There is a lounge area for the truck drivers with a snack in the deck structure . The crew mess , an office, a washroom for the ship's crew and toilets are also located here. The bridge is on the deck above .

Web links

Commons : Red Kestrel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Data sheet , Red Funnel Ferries (PDF, 2.1 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Red Funnel places £ 10m ship order from UK yard , press release, Red Funnel Ferries, February 14, 2018. Accessed February 10, 2020.
2. ↑ Steven Tarbox: Cammell Laird stages 'float-off' for new £ 10m ferry for Red Funnel , NI Ferry Site, February 20, 2019. Accessed February 10, 2020.
3. ^ Isle of Wight freight ferry named Red Kestrel , BBC News , April 25, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
4. ↑ ^{a b} MV Red Kestrel , Red Funnel Ferries. Retrieved February 10, 2020.