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MV Red Osprey Ferry

To book your ferry ticket onboard MV Red Osprey or any other Red Funnel Ferries simply select your outward & return routes, then the number of passengers and click the get price button. You will then be taken to the booking page where you can select you exact requirements for your journey and obtain your personalised ferry ticket quote.

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Red Funnel Ferries MV Red Osprey - Further Ferry Information and Vessel Description

MV Red Osprey is a Raptor Class vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. She was built by Ferguson Shipbuilders in Glasgow.She first entered service in 1994, being bought new by Red Funnel along with her sister ship Red Falcon and as such, has operated the same regular route throughout her life. For full information on Red Funnel Ferries - Click Here.

Part of the Wightlink Ferry Fleet MV Red Osprey

Sister ship to Red Falcon, Red Osprey entered service in October 1994 after being delayed on route from the shipyard by extreme weather in the Irish Sea. Identical to the Red Falcon, she was the first of the class to be lengthened and fitted with an additional end-to-end car deck.

Between October and December 2003 she was re-fitted and extended by Remontawa in Gdansk, Poland, in order to increase vehicle capacity by 80 and allow a greater passenger capacity. This involved the lengthening of the ship by 9.6 m. She was the first of Red Funnel's Raptor Class ships to undergo the process. From December 2004 until Red Eagle's stretch was completed a year later, she was the largest vessel regularly crossing the Solent, having taken this title from Wightlink's St Clare.

In January 2009, both sides of the ship were re-painted in an entirely yellow and blue livery to celebrate the opening of a new IKEA store in Southampton. This is the first time a Red Funnel ferry has been re-painted out of the company's own red and white colour scheme. She is expected to stay in these colours for 12 months as part of a deal between Red Funnel and IKEA to provide home delivery services to the Isle of Wight.

All Red Funnel Ferries offer hot and cold food, fresh coffee and cakes, a bar, and free Wi-Fi internet connections onboard.

Red Funnel Ferries MV Red Osprey Ferry Statistics

Length - 93.22 m
Breadth - 17.5 m
Speed - 14 knots
Engines - 2 x FD340 Watsila diesels
Built - 1994
Yard - Ferguson Shipbuilders, Glasgow
Propellers - Voith Schneider
Cars - 220
Passengers - 895