MV Veteran

Summary

The MV Veteran is a ferry operating in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She is operated by the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, entering service on the route from Newfoundland to Fogo Island and Change Islands at the end of 2015.[5]

History
NameVeteran
OperatorNewfoundland Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
RouteFarewell – Fogo and Change Islands
BuilderDamen Group, Galați, Romania[4]
CostCA $50 million[3]
Yard number539305[2]
Launched27 March 2015[1]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeRopax ferry
Tonnage4,459 GT[4]
Length81.05 m (266 ft)
Beam17.20 m (56 ft)
Draught4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
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Installed power3200 kW (4300 hp)
Propulsion
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity
  • 200 passengers[3]
  • 64 vehicles[4]

Veteran is the first of two vessels built for the province by Damen Group in Galați, Romania. The second, MV Legionnaire, currently serves the Portugal Cove-St. Philip's to Bell Island route, alongside the MV Flanders. The vessels’ names commemorate the centennial of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment’s landing at Gallipoli, in the Ottoman Empire in 1915.[4]

External links edit

  • Fogo Island - Change Islands - Farewell ferry schedules
  • MV Veteran promotional video
  • Video showing the launch of the MV Veteran
  • Damen Group product page

References edit

  1. ^ "Damen RoPax Ferry MV Veteran for Canadian lifeline vessel replacement". Damen Group. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Damen Ropax Ferry 8017 Veteran". Damen Group. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "New Fogo Island-Change Islands ferry MV Veteran launched in Romania". CBC News. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "MV Veteran" (PDF). Marine Services Branch, Department of Transportation and Works, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Residents 'in awe' of new Fogo Island-Change Islands ferry". CBC News. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.