MV Royal Iris
Coordinates: 51°29′43.41″N 0°2′34.80″E / 51.4953917°N 0.0430000°E / 51.4953917; 0.0430000 (MV Royal Iris)
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The Royal Iris on the Thames |
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| Career | |
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| Name: | 1950 onwards: Royal Iris |
| Operator: | 1950-1969: Wallasey Corporation 1969-1990: MPTE 1990-1991: Mersey Ferries 1991 onwards: laid up |
| Port of registry: | 1950 onwards: Liverpool |
| Builder: | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Yard number: | 1448 |
| Launched: | 8 December 1950 |
| Maiden voyage: | May 1951 |
| Status: | Laid up |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 1,234 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Length: | 48.46 m (159 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 14.63 m (48 ft 0 in) |
| Draught: | 2.74 m (9 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power: | 4 x Ruston & Hornsby diesel engines |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Metropolitan-Vickers electric motors 2 x Controllable pitch propellors |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
The MV Royal Iris is a twin screw, diesel-electric, former Mersey Ferry. The vessel was built by William Denny & Brothers of Dumbarton (Yard No. 1448) and launched in December 1950, costing £256,000.
Her engines were produced by Ruston & Hornsby Metropolitan-Vickers. Propulsion: 4 oil 4SA, each six cylinders driving four generators, each 300 kW/300v DC-connected to two electric motors, each 730shp and 2 shafts. Her maximum speed is 12 knots. Her weight is 1,234 gross tonnes. She is 159 feet long and 48 feet wide, with a draught of 9 feet. At least during the first decade of her life, the ship's diesel-electric propulsion made her more economical to run than the other vessels in the fleet.
Read more about MV Royal Iris: Career in Service, Later Years, Decline, Withdrawal and A New Beginning in Liverpool, Leaving of Liverpool, The Move To London, The Campaign To Return Her To Merseyside, Gallery
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