Gry Maritha
{{Short description|United Kingdom-registered cargo ship}}
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Gry Maritha is a freight ship based at Penzance in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, run by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company.Marine news, Volume 44. World Ship Society
History
Gry Maritha was built by Moen Slip in Norway, in 1981. The ship was named after the daughter of the first captain, Tor Sevaldsen.{{cite web |url=http://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/about.asp |title=Isles of Scilly Travel - About Us |date= |accessdate=6 August 2010}}
Purchased in 1989 by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, she is a lifeline to the communities on the Isles of Scilly as she provides the only method of bulk freight transport from the United Kingdom mainland.The Duchy review, Issues 2-4{{cite web |url=http://www.irishseashipping.co.uk/photofeatures/shipco/IoSSCo/gry241006/gry241006.htm |title=Irish Sea Shipping - Gry Maritha at Penzance |accessdate=24 January 2010}} She carries just six passengers and was acquired for all year cargo and winter passenger services, as Scillonian III is laid up through the winter.[http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Isles-of-Scilly.html Isles of Scilly SS Co on www.simplonpc.co.uk], accessed 2011-08-16. Between 12,000 and 14,000 tonnes of cargo a year are normally carried by Scillonian III and Gry Maritha.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dca-pr.co.uk/getdoc/cf577ea8-c383-49d4-bb80-53b6166293ce/Microsoft-Word---Ivor-B-takes-maiden-voyage-to-Isl.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330194138/http://www.dca-pr.co.uk/getdoc/cf577ea8-c383-49d4-bb80-53b6166293ce/Microsoft-Word---Ivor-B-takes-maiden-voyage-to-Isl.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Media release by Deborah Clark Associates on behalf of Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, 14 June 2010|archivedate=30 March 2012}}
Most notably, Gry Maritha carries all the fuel requirements of the Isles of Scilly, using transportable fuel tanks on her deck. These are loaded and unloaded by the deck crane. Towards the stern, the deck can accept standard freight containers.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk Isles of Scilly Travel]
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Category:Ferries of the United Kingdom
Category:Water transport in Cornwall
Category:Transport in the Isles of Scilly