MV Manxman
Manxman at anchor in Singapore | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Manxman |
| Owner | Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
| Operator | Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
| Port of registry | Douglas |
| Route | Douglas - Heysham Douglas - Belfast (Seasonal) Douglas - Liverpool (Winter Only - From 9 November 2024) |
| Ordered | 31 July 2020 |
| Builder | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea |
| Cost | GB £78,000,000 |
| Yard number | 8311 |
| Laid down | 24 December 2021 |
| Launched | 14 June 2022 |
| Christened | 3 May 2023 |
| Completed | 20 April 2023 |
| Acquired | 10 May 2023 |
| In service | 17 August 2023 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ro-pax ferry |
| Tonnage | 24,161 GT |
| Length | 133.0 m (436 ft) |
| Beam | 26.0 m (85 ft) |
| Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
| Installed power | 2 x Wärtsilä 31 10-cylinder diesels, and 2 x Wärtsilä 31 8-cylinder diesels |
| Propulsion | 3 × bow thrusters |
| Speed | 19.25 knots (35.65 km/h; 22.15 mph) |
| Capacity | Passengers: 948
Cars: 237 Trailers: 75 |
| Crew | 52 |
MV Manxman is a new-build ro-pax ferry which entered service with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IoMSPCo) on 17 August 2023.