MV Rosalind Franklin
MV Bretagne entering the port of Saint-Malo | |
| History | |
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| Port of registry | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Ordered | 1986 |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Cost | £55 million |
| Yard number | D29 |
| Launched | 4 February 1989 |
| Christened | 12th July 1989 |
| Completed | 1989 |
| Maiden voyage | 16 July 1989 |
| In service | 16 July 1989 |
| Out of service | 4 November 2024 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8707329 |
| Status | Sold to Baleària in 2025. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 24,534 GT |
| Length | 151.2 m (496.1 ft) 152.2 m (499.3 ft) (With Ducktail) |
| Beam | 26 m (85.3 ft) 27.8 m (91.2 ft) (With Sponsons) |
| Height | 41 m (134.5 ft) |
| Decks | 10 |
| Installed power | Four 12-cyl Wärtsilä-Crepelle medium speed diesel engines, 5,950bhp each |
| Propulsion | 2 Variable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) cruising, 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) max |
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| Crew | 134 |
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MV Rosalind Franklin is a ferry that was operated by Brittany Ferries. She was built at Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. She was the company's first purpose-built ship, and sailed for Brittany Ferries for 35 years from 1989 until 2024. She was the company's flagship until the arrival of MV Val de Loire in 1993. On 5 March 2025 it was announced that Baleària had purchased the ship for an undisclosed amount.