MS UR
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Clipper Pennant.jpg | Ship caption = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = *Clipper Pennant (2009–2022)
| Ship owner = *Seatruck Ferries (2009–2023)
| Ship operator = *Seatruck Ferries (2009–2023)
| Ship registry = *{{flagicon|Cyprus}} Port of Limassol (2009–2023)
| Ship route = *Liverpool – Dublin
| Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Astilleros de Sevilla, Spain | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = 823 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = 15 June 2007 | Ship launched = 15 October 2008 | Ship completed = 24 August 2009 | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = 13 October 2009 | Ship in service = 13 October 2009 | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = {{IMO Number|9372688}} | Ship fate = | Ship status = In service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = P Series ferry{{cite news|url=http://www.seatruckferries.com/web/cmsresources.nsf/filenames/SeatruckPowerAheadOnTheIrishSeaOct2011.pdf/$file/SeatruckPowerAheadOnTheIrishSeaOct2011.pdf |title=Seatruck Power ... Ahead on the Irish Sea |publisher=Seatruck Ferries |accessdate=1 November 2011 |date=28 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425130033/http://www.seatruckferries.com/web/cmsresources.nsf/filenames/SeatruckPowerAheadOnTheIrishSeaOct2011.pdf/%24file/SeatruckPowerAheadOnTheIrishSeaOct2011.pdf |archivedate=25 April 2012 }} | 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 8L46 diesel engines
| Ship auxiliary power = 3 x Wärtsilä 4L20 diesel engines | Ship propulsion = *2 × propellers
| Ship speed = {{convert|22|kn}} | Ship capacity = *12 passengers
| Ship crew = 23 | Ship notes = }} |
MS UR is a roll-on/roll-off freight ferry built in 2009 owned by Arab Bridge Maritime. She was owned by Clipper Group and has been chartered to a number of operators.
Description
UR is one of four "P Series" roll-on/roll-off freight ferries. It has a length of {{convert|142|m|ftin}}, a beam of {{convert|23|m|ftin}} and a draft of {{convert|5.7|m|ft}}. Det Norske Veritas class the vessel as a 1A1 General Cargo Carrier - with whom UR is allocated the number 27192.{{fact|date=October 2018}}
The vessel is powered by two Wärtsilä 8L45D diesel engines which drives two variable pitch propellers. The vessel is also equipped with two Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters.
History
Clipper Pennant was built by Astilleros de Huelva, Spain,{{cite web|url=http://www.seatruckferries.com/web/seatruck.nsf/content/news%20article?OpenDocument&article=wwww7cdejv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716030248/http://www.seatruckferries.com/web/seatruck.nsf/content/news%20article?OpenDocument&article=wwww7cdejv |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2011 |title=Press release: Seatruck orders four new generation freight ro-ros |publisher=Seatruck Ferries |accessdate=11 October 2009 }} as yard number 823.{{cite web|url=http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=ClipperPennant&lang=en |title=M/F Clipper Pennant |publisher=The Ferry Site |accessdate=11 October 2009}} Laid down on 15 June 2006 and launched on 15 October 2008, Clipper Pennant was completed on 24 August 2009.{{cite ship register |register=DNV |id=27192 |shipname=Yard |accessdate=11 October 2009 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.knudehansen.com/News/News-from-the-Company/Oct-21-2008/ |title=CLIPPER PENNANT Launched at Seville Shipyard |publisher=Knud E Hansen |accessdate=11 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713163020/http://www.knudehansen.com/News/News-from-the-Company/Oct-21-2008/ |archivedate=13 July 2011 }} It arrived at Liverpool on its delivery voyage on 22 September 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishseashipping.co.uk/photofeatures/shipco/seatruck/clipperpennant220909/clipperpennant220909.htm |title=Clipper Pennant Makes Her Mersey Debut |publisher=Irish Sea Shipping |accessdate=11 October 2009}} Homeported at Limassol, Cyprus, she was employed on Seatruck Ferries' Liverpool to Dublin route. Clipper Pennant made her maiden revenue-earning voyage for Seatruck on 13 October 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.ferrypubs.co.uk/news.asp?cat=20 |title=News - Irish Sea |publisher=Ferry Publications |accessdate=11 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010085610/http://www.ferrypubs.co.uk/news.asp?cat=20 |archivedate=10 October 2009 }}
In May 2012 Clipper Pennant was placed onto Seatruck's Heysham – Warrenpoint route to cover for Seatruck Pace which has gone on charter to DFDS Seaways. It has since operated for Stena Line and Smyril Line, and Blue Water Shipping for transportation of wind turbines. In December 2019 she was chartered for three years to operate Liverpool to Dublin services for P&O Ferries.[https://www.shippax.com/en/news/po-ferries-replaces-mistral-with-clipper-pennant.aspx P&O Ferries replaces Mistral with Clipper Pennant] Shippax 18 December 2019Clipper Pennant Returns Ships Monthly March 2020 page 11 In December 2022, Clipper Pennant had her name changed to Seatruck Pennant, inline with the rest of the Seatruck Ferries vessels.{{Cite web |title=M/S CLIPPER PENNANT (2008) |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/clipper_pennant_2009.htm |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=www.faktaomfartyg.se}}
On 4 August 2023, Seatruck Pennant was sold to Arab Bridge Maritime and renamed UR.
Sister vessels
- {{ship|MS|Seatruck Pace||2}}
- {{ship|MS|Seatruck Panorama||2}}
- {{ship|MS|Seatruck Point||2}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Clipper Pennant (ship, 2009)}}
- [http://www.shipais.com/showship.php?mmsi=212877000 Current location of Clipper Pennant]
{{Seatruck Ships}}
{{FerriesIrishSea}}
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Category:Ships of Seatruck Ferries
Category:Merchant ships of Cyprus