MV ''St Clare'' currently sails on the

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to Fishbourne route operated by

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. She was built in

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in 2001. From her introduction in 2001 until January 2004, ''St Clare'' was the longest ship regularly crossing between the Isle of Wight and the British mainland, but was overtaken by Red Funnel's Red Osprey following that vessel's stretching. ''St Clare'' can carry 878 passengers and 186 cars across three vehicle decks. Her service speed is 13

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, measuring 5,359 gt, with a length of 86 metres, beam of 18 metres and loaded draught of 2.6 metres. The ship has a double-end design, where the ship can travel in both directions, so that when it arrives, the vehicles are always facing the correct direction for disembarkation so she does not have to turn around before docking or after departing.

References

External links

Wightlink website
on wightlink.co.uk

on faktaomfartyg.se
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