MV Manxman

Manxman will be a new-build ferry which is scheduled to enter service with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IoMSPCo) in the June of 2023.

For other ships with the same name, see Manxman § Ships.

History
NameManxman
OwnerIsle of Man Steam Packet Company
OperatorIsle of Man Steam Packet Company
Port of registryIsle of Man Douglas Harbour
RouteDouglas - Heysham
Ordered31 July 2020
BuilderHyundai Mipo Dockyard
CostGB £78,000,000
Yard numberNo. 8311
Laid down24 December 2021
Launched14 June 2022
In serviceJune 2023 (scheduled)
Identification
StatusSea Trials
General characteristics
TypeFerry
Length133.0 m (436 ft)
Beam32.0 m (104 ft)
Installed power2 x Wärtsilä 31 10-cylinder diesel engines, & 2 x Wärtsilä 31 8-cylinder diesel engines
CapacityPassengers: 949

History

The ship was ordered on 31 July 2020. She is to be built by the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan, South Korea. Construction is scheduled to start in summer 2021. She will replace Ben-my-Chree when she enters service in spring 2023.[1] On 1 December 2020, it was announced that the ship would be named Manxman, the third IoMSPCo vessel to bear the name.[2] On 24 December she was laid down. She started her first sea trials in December 2022.[3]

References
  1. "New Isle of Man ferry to provide 'more space for passengers'". BBC News Online. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. "Manxman chosen as name of new Isle of Man ferry". BBC News. December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. IOMSPCo, IOMSPCo. "IOMSPCo". IOMSPCo.


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