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MV Condor Islander is a roll-on/roll-off ferry owned by Condor Ferries. She previously bore the names MS Dueodde and MV Straitsman.
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MV Condor Islander laid up in Poole Harbour | |
History | |
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Name |
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Operator | Condor Ferries |
Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas[2] |
Builder | Volharding Shipyards , Netherlands |
Yard number | 703 |
In service | 2005 |
Identification |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Type | ROPAX ferry |
Tonnage | 13,906 GT |
Length | 124.9 m (409 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 23.4 m (76 ft 9 in) |
Draft | 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in) |
Decks | 10 |
Installed power |
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Speed | 18.8 knots (34.8 km/h; 21.6 mph) |
Capacity |
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Condor Islander was built in the style of Van der Giessen de Noord's vessels, alongside her sister ship, Stena Vinga, known then as MS Hammerodde.
Condor Islander entered service with Bornholmstrafikken in 2005 as MS Dueodde. Alongside Hammerodde, she operated routes linking Bornholm with the Danish mainland.
In 2010, the vessel was sold and shortly entered service with StraitNZ and was renamed MV Straitsman in recognition of StraitNZ's first vessel, which was in service for 11 years from when the company first launched in 1992.[3]
In March 2023, it was confirmed that the vessel had been secured by Condor Ferries in the UK for services between Portsmouth and the Channel Islands.[4] Shortly afterward, it was announced that the vessel would be renamed as Condor Islander.[5]
In July 2023, the vessel arrived in the Channel Islands after several weeks in a dry dock in El Astillero, in the north of Spain. Following refurbishment, she entered service in October 2023.
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