MS Seatruck Pace
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Seatruck.jpg | Ship caption = MS Seatruck Pace in Dublin Bay. }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = *Clipper Pace (2009 - 12)
| Ship owner = *Seatruck Ferries (2009 - 2022)
| Ship operator = *Seatruck Ferries (2009 - 2024)
| Ship registry = *{{flagicon|Cyprus}} Port of Limassol (2009 - 2025)
| Ship route = *Dublin - Liverpool | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Astilleros de Sevilla, Spain | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = 821 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = 29 June 2006 | Ship launched = 22 December 2007 | Ship christened = | Ship completed = February 2009 | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = 3 March 2009 | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = {{IMO Number|9350678}} | Ship fate = | Ship status = | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = P Series | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|14,759}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|142|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|23.03|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = {{convert|5.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = 3 vehicle decks | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = *2 × Wärtsilä 8L46D
| Ship propulsion = *2 × propellers
| Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = {{convert|22|kn|mph km/h}} | Ship capacity = *12 passengers
| Ship crew = 23 | Ship notes = }} |
MS Al Hussein is a ro-ro freight ferry operated by Arab Bridge Maritime. Built by Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Huelva, Seatruck Pace entered service In March 2009 on the Liverpool - Dublin route, named Clipper Pace for Seatruck Ferries.{{cite web| url = http://www.seatruckferries.com/web/seatruck.nsf/content/News%20Article?OpenDocument&article=wwww7cvdvs| publisher = Seatruck Ferries| title = the clipper point is on its way| accessdate = 23 March 2008| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716025749/http://www.seatruckferries.com/web/seatruck.nsf/content/News%20Article?OpenDocument&article=wwww7cvdvs| archivedate = 16 July 2011| df = dmy-all}}
History
File:ClipperPacePIc.jpg in May 2016]]
Al Hussein is the third of four new ships for Seatruck. Her service speed of over {{convert|21|kn|km/h}} enabled crossing times between Liverpool and Dublin to be reduced to six hours. Older ships like the Riverdance and Moondance took nine and a half hours to do the same journey.{{cite web | url = http://www.marinelink.com/pda/PdaStory.aspx?StoryID=204749| publisher = Marine Link| title = Seatruck Christens First of Five| date = 16 October 2006| accessdate = 23 March 2008}}
In February 2012, the vessel was renamed Seatruck Pace. In May 2012 Seatruck Pace was chartered to DFDS and deployed on the Rosyth - Zeebrugge route.
In September 2022, CLdN bought out Seatruck Ferries' shares from the Clipper Group and as a result the whole fleet was also bought. Seatruck Ferries became defunct in February 2024, with all vessels being incorporated into the CLdN fleet.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-20 |title=CLdN to buy Seatruck Ferries from Clipper Group - niferry.co.uk |url=https://www.niferry.co.uk/cldn-to-buy-seatruck-ferries-from-clipper-group/ |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=www.niferry.co.uk |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=CLdN to acquire Seatruck Ferries from Clipper Group {{!}} CLdN |url=https://www.cldn.com/news/cldn-acquire-seatruck-ferries-clipper-group |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=www.cldn.com}}
In 2025, she was sold to Arab Bridge Maritime as Al Hussein.
Description
Al Hussein is one of four "P Series" ro-ro freight ferries. It has a length of {{convert|142|m|ft}}, a beam of {{convert|23|m|ft}} and a draft of {{convert|5.7|m|ft}}.{{cite ship register |register=DNV |id=26468 |shipname=Seatruck Pace |accessdate=23 May 2012 }} Det Norske Veritas class the vessel as a 1A1 General Cargo Carrier - with whom Seatruck Pace is allocated the number 26468.
The vessel is designed to fit in Heysham harbour. Trailers are carried over three decks.
The vessel is powered by two Wärtsilä 8L46D, 9240 kW each, diesel engines which drive two propellers. The vessel is also equipped with two Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters.
Sister Vessels
References
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External links
{{Commons category|IMO 9350678}}
- [http://www.seatruckferries.com/web/seatruck.nsf/Start/$first?opendocument Seatruck Ferries]
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Category:Ships of Seatruck Ferries
Category:Ferries of the United Kingdom