MV Forth Hope
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|+MV Forth Hope {{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Around Bristol Harbour, 18 (geograph 5124501).jpg |Ship caption=Forth Hope in 2016 before departing Abels Shipyard in Bristol for Rosyth Dockyard }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship name= Forth Hope |Ship owner=Vine Trust |Ship operator= |Ship registry= |Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Abels Shipbuilders |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=2002 |Ship completed= |Ship christened=2017 |Ship acquired= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=MMSI:319111900 |Ship fate= |Ship status= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=Ferry |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{cvt|35|m|ftin}} |Ship beam={{cvt|10|m|ftin}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{cvt|1.9|m|ftin}} |Ship draft= |Ship depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion= |Ship speed= |Ship capacity= |Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
MV Forth Hope is a medical ship operated by the Vine Trust as part of the charity's Amazon Hope project.{{cite web|title=Princess Royal names amazon-bound medical ship 'Forth Hope'|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15299231.Princess_Royal_names_amazon_bound_medical_ship__Forth_Hope_/|website=HeraldScotland|accessdate=16 February 2018|language=en}} The ship operates on the Amazon River from a base in Iquitos in Peru. The Forth Hope is {{convert|35|m|ftin}} in length and has a beam of {{convert|10|m|ftin}}. In her medical missionary role, she is equipped with consultation rooms, operating theatre, laboratory, pharmacy, and dental surgery.{{cite web |title=Vessel details for Forth Hope |url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5091288/mmsi:319111900/vessel:FORTH%20HOPE |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101125052/https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5091288/mmsi:319111900/vessel:FORTH%20HOPE |archivedate=1 November 2017 |accessdate=30 October 2017 |work=www.marinetraffic.com}}{{cite news |title=Princess Anne names Amazon-bound medical ship in Fife |publisher=STV |url=https://stv.tv/news/east-central/1389168-princess-anne-names-amazon-bound-medical-ship-in-fife/ |url-status=live |accessdate=30 October 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101125312/https://stv.tv/news/east-central/1389168-princess-anne-names-amazon-bound-medical-ship-in-fife/ |archivedate=1 November 2017}} The vessel previously flew a Cayman Islands flag but is now registered and flagged in Peru. It has a draught of 1.9 metres, is 35 metres long and 10 metres in breadth, and has a maximum speed of 7.1 knots.{{cite web |title=Vessel details for: FORTH HOPE (Other) - MMSI 319111900, Call Sign ZGFY7 Registered in Cayman Is {{!}} AIS Marine Traffic |url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5091288/mmsi:319111900/vessel:FORTH%20HOPE |accessdate=16 February 2018 |website=MarineTraffic.com |language=en}}{{cite web |title=FORTH HOPE - Other type - Details and current position MMSI 319111900 {{!}} Vessels {{!}} VesselFinder |url=https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/FORTH-HOPE-IMO-0-MMSI-319111900 |accessdate=16 February 2018 |website=www.vesselfinder.com |language=en}}
History
The Forth Hope was originally built in 2002 by Abels Shipbuilders of Bristol, England for the Gosport Ferry Company Ltd. She is a twin sister ship to the Spirit of Gosport, a passenger ferry also built by Abels, that connects Gosport and Portsmouth on England's south coast. Forth Hope was intended to be named Spirit of Portsmouth and operate alongside her sister. However, she was only partially constructed when the ferry company cancelled the order, and she was never given her intended name, which was eventually reused for a subsequent Spirit of Portsmouth built by VT Halmatic. The unfinished vessel remained at Abel's shipyard in Bristol Harbour for many years, until it was finally completed in 2016.{{cite news |title=New Missionary Ship |work=Ships Monthly |issue=December 2017 |volume=52 |page=9}}{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/regions/edinburgh-fife-lothians/harbour-ferry-sails-from-rosyth-to-bring-health-to-amazon-1-4514871 |title=Harbour ferry sails from Rosyth to bring health to Amazon |first=Alastair |last=Dalton |work=The Scotsman |date=27 July 2017 |accessdate=30 October 2017 |archivedate=1 November 2017 |url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101111616/http://www.scotsman.com/regions/edinburgh-fife-lothians/harbour-ferry-sails-from-rosyth-to-bring-health-to-amazon-1-4514871}}{{cite web |title=Forth Hope’s Maiden Voyage|url=https://www.vinetrust.org/media/latest-news/forth-hopes-maiden-voyage |publisher=Vine Trust |date=3 October 2016 |accessdate=30 October 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101124442/https://www.vinetrust.org/media/latest-news/forth-hopes-maiden-voyage |archivedate=1 November 2017 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=New ship passes through Inverness on journey to bring hope to millions {{!}} Press and Journal|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1046262/new-ship-passes-through-inverness-on-journey-to-bring-hope-to-millions/|website=Press and Journal|accessdate=16 February 2018}}
After completion, the vessel was moved to Rosyth Dockyard on the Firth of Forth via the Irish Sea and Caledonian Canal, before being outfitted by Babcock Marine for her new role as a medical ship. In May 2017, the ship was formally named Forth Hope by the Princess Royal, who is patron of the Vine Trust. Leaving the Forth in July, the vessel completed her delivery voyage, of nearly {{convert|6800|mi}}, when she arrived in Iquitos on 7 September 2017. The vessel was again visited by the Princess Royal in September 2017, this time whilst she was moored at the Peruvian village of Oran.{{cite news |url=https://stv.tv/news/east-central/1396888-medical-ship-nears-end-of-journey-up-amazon-river/ |title=Scots charity ship in epic 6600-mile Amazon journey |publisher=STV |first=Neil |last=Pooran |accessdate=30 October 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101124720/https://stv.tv/news/east-central/1396888-medical-ship-nears-end-of-journey-up-amazon-river/ |archivedate=1 November 2017 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/news_and_events/news/2017/hrh_the_princess_royal_visits_the_vine_trust_medical_ship_in_peru |title=HRH The Princess Royal visits the Vine Trust medical ship in Peru |publisher=Church of Scotland |date=20 September 2017 |accessdate=30 October 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101124943/http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/news_and_events/news/2017/hrh_the_princess_royal_visits_the_vine_trust_medical_ship_in_peru |archivedate=1 November 2017 |url-status=live}}
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External links
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