MS European Gateway
Penelope in 2009 | |
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Port of registry: | Piraeus, Greece[1] |
Builder: | Schichau-Unterweser, Bremerhaven, Germany[1] |
Yard number: | 2256[1] |
Launched: | 1975[1] |
In service: | 1975[1] |
Identification: | IMO number: 7400261[1] |
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Beam: | 20.27 m (66 ft 6 in) |
Draft: | 5.81 m (19 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion: | 2 * Stork Werkspoor 9TM410RR |
Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
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MS European Gateway is a roll-on roll-off (RORO) car and passenger ferry built in 1975, originally owned and operated by Townsend Thoresen. On 19 December 1982, she capsized following a collision with Speedlink Vanguard off Harwich, settling on a sandbank. She was subsequently refloated and repaired and served the Greek Islands as Penelope, until 2013 when she was scrapped at the Port of Piraeus.[2]
Sister Ships
The European Gateway has three sister ships:
- European Enterprise - Currently serving as Gardenia
- European Trader - Currently serving as Lina Trader
- European Clearway - Currently serving as Via Mare
See also
- MS Herald of Free Enterprise - Another ferry owned by Townsend Thoresen which sank.
- Harwich Lifeboat Station for description of The European Gateway Disaster.
References
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