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Revision as of 15:17, 4 February 2023
.jpg) Penelope in 2009
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| Port of registry | Piraeus, Greece[1] |
| Builder | Schichau-Unterweser, Bremerhaven, Germany[1] |
| Yard number | 2256[1] |
| Launched | 20 December 1974 |
| In service | 1975[1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 7400261[1] |
| Fate | Scrapped 15 July 2013 |
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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 was 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. The ship had 34 passengers and 36 crew at the time. Six people were killed in the capsizing.[2] She was subsequently refloated[3] and repaired, and served the Greek Islands as Penelope, until 2013 when she was scrapped at the Port of Piraeus.[4]
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
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Ferry Site - 7400261". Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ Russell, Steve (2019-12-19). "Never forgotten: Victims of North Sea disaster off Suffolk". Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ video of the operation starts at 8:08 of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_tVSJcEDm4, accessed 30 April 2022
- ^ "Lopi - Imo 7400261".
Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 7400261.
