Ferry - MV Ben-my-Chree - Isle of Man Steam Packet Company - postcard

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  MV Ben-my-Chree - ferry of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company on the Douglas to Heysham route
• Publisher:  Visions of Mann (Lily Publications Ltd., Ramsey)
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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MV Ben-my-Chree is a Ro-Pax vessel launched in 1998. The flagship of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, she operates primarily on the Douglas-Heysham route.

Ben-my-Chree was ordered in 1997 by Sea Containers for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Costing around £24 million, she was built by van der Giessen de Noord of the Netherlands and launched on 4 April 1998. The sixth vessel to carry the name,^[3] she is registered in Douglas, Isle of Man.

Brought around to the island from Holland by the late Captain Vernon Kinley, Ben-my-Chree entered service on 5 July 1998, Tynwald Day - the Isle of Man's national holiday. At a gross tonnage of around 12,000, she was the largest ship to enter service with the company. The vessel received a lot of criticism due to her low passenger capacity of 500, (carrying no more than 350 per sailing), and the fact she had no open deck for passengers. The company insisted this was a ""comfort level"" for the vessel's size. Subsequently, the islanders have warmed to the vessel.

type=printed postcards

theme=transportation

sub-theme=sea

transportation type=ferries

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

postage condition=unposted