MV European Highlander (2002)
{{other ships|MS European Mariner}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = European Highlander.jpg | Ship caption = European Highlander arriving at Cairnryan, Spring 2005. }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = European Highlander | Ship owner = Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Ltd | Ship operator = *File:P&O-house flag.svg P&O Ferries (2010 – present)
| Ship registry = Nassau, {{flag|Bahamas|civil}} | Ship route = Cairnryan-Larne | Ship ordered = August 2000 | Ship builder = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki, Japan | Ship original cost = £35 million | Ship yard number = 1069 | Ship way number = | Ship IMO number = 9208394 | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 18 January 2002 | Ship completed = 2002 | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = Cairnryan - Larne | Ship in service = 3 July 2002 | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|9244116}}
| Ship fate = | Ship status = in service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = | Ship tonnage = 21,188 gt | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|162.7|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|23.4|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} | Ship height = 32,5 | Ship draught = | Ship draft = {{convert|5.5|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = 5,55m | Ship decks = 6 | Ship deck clearance = 5.2m | Ship ramps = 1 internal fixed, 1 internal hoistable between decks 2 & 3 | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = 4 x Wärtsilä 12V38 30000kwh | Ship propulsion = 2 x controllable pitch propellers | Ship speed = {{convert|22.5|kn|km/h|0|lk=in|abbr=on}} | Ship capacity = *410 passengers
| Ship crew = 57 | Ship notes = }} |
MV European Highlander is a ferry operated by P&O Irish Sea on their Cairnryan to Larne service. The vessel is an enlarged version of {{MV|European Causeway||2}}, the Highlander being 6 metres longer. Other differences include minor revisions to the passenger deck layout, additional passenger lifts and the use of larger lifeboats rather than Marine evacuation systems.
On 7 June 2012, it carried the Olympic Flame across the Irish Sea from Northern Ireland to Scotland.
Description
European Highlander is a two-propeller, Roll-on-Roll off, two compartment passenger and car ferry. She is a sister ship to the European Causeway. Two controllable pitch propellers can propel the ship at 23 knots.{{Cite web|url=http://www.onboardpoferries.com/fleet/9244116_europeanhighlander/index.html|title=onboardpoferries.com {{!}} European Highlander|website=www.onboardpoferries.com|access-date=30 June 2016}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.poirishsea.com/information/europeanhighlander.htm P&O Irish Sea European Highlander Information]
https://shipfix.com/ship/european-causeway_IMO-9208394
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