MV Mona's Queen (1971)

Mona's Queen approaches Stranraer
History
Name
  • 1972: Mona's Queen (V)
  • 1995: Mary the Queen
Owner1972: IOMSPCo.
Port of registryDouglas, Isle of Man
BuilderAilsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon
Cost£2,100,000
Yard number533
Way number307621
Launched22 December 1971
In serviceJune 1972
Identification
FateSold to the Philippines
Philippines
Name1995–2008: M/V Mary the Queen
OwnerMBRS Lines
Port of registryPhilippines
In service1995
Out of service2008
FateSold for scrap, 1 September 2008
General characteristics
Class & typeCar ferry
Tonnage2,998 GRT; 540 DWT
Length104.45 m (342.7 ft)
Beam52 ft (16 m)
Depth17.5 ft (5.3 m)
Installed power2x 10-cylinder P.C.2 Crossley Pielstick diesel engines 10,000 shp (7,500 kW)
Propulsionvariable-pitch propellers
Speed21 knots (39 km/h)
Capacity1600 passengers and approximately 100 vehicles
Crew55

MV (RMS) Mona's Queen (V) Official No. 307621 was a car-ferry built in 1971–72 for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. From 1972 to 1990, she operated to and from Douglas, Isle of Man. After a lengthy lay-up, she was sold in 1995, renamed Mary the Queen and operated as a ferry in south-east Asia, mainly sailing between Manila and Boracay. She was sold to Indian shipbreakers and beached in 2008.

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