Wightlink Ferries MV St Catherine - Further Ferry Information and Vessel Description MV St Catherine is a Car Passenger Ferry in service with the ferry company Wightlink. She sails between Portsmouth on the English mainland and Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight. St Catherine was built by Robb Caledon Shipbuilders, of Leith at a cost of £5 million, and entered service with Wightlink on 3 July 1983. She was at the time the biggest ferry ever to serve with Wightlink and the first to be able to carry more than 100 cars. For full information on Wightlink Ferries - Click Here.
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Entering service on the Portsmouth-Fishbourne route, MV St Catherine was the first of the Isle of Wight ferries to use an asymmetric three-propeller layout with a bridge mounted forward.
MV St Catherine offers two decks of passenger accommodation are provided above the car deck, with two bar areas and seating space. Also at the time one of the fastest car ferries in the company, she allowed Wightlink to provide a 35-minute crossing of the Solent. Two older ferries on the route were then withdrawn from service, whilst another, MV Caedmon was transferred to join her sisters on the route between Lymington and Yarmouth. St Catherine remained the largest ship in the Wightlink fleet until her sister, MV St Helen entered service later in 1983, and took the title. |
Onboard passengers can relax in the comfortable lounges on 2 decks, the lower lounge including full Cafe/Bar facilities. There is also a lift between the car decks and main lounge.
Wightlink Ferries MV St Catherine Ferry Statistics
- Length - 77.05 m
- Breadth - 17.22 m
- Draught - 2.48 m
- Speed - 12.5.0 knots
- Engines - 3x MAN H&W
- Built - 1983
- Yard - Henry Robb Caledon Yard, Leith, Scotland
- Power - 1876 kw
- Propellers - 3x Voith Schneider
- Cars - 142
- Passengers - 771
- Crew - 10-12
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