MS Norcape

MS Norcape was a ro-ro freight vessel built for the British ferry company P&O Ferries. She was built in 1979 by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Japan as Puma. Later that year, she was renamed Tipperary and began service with B&I Line, operating between Liverpool and Dublin.^[2] After 10 years she was transferred to P&O North Sea Ferries and renamed as Norcape. She was laid up in Liverpool in 2010 before going to refit and transferring to the Larne Troon route. She was sold for scrap following a grounding in Troon and cut up in Aliağa, Turkey.^[3]

"Norcape" sailing from Dublin 17-5-10
History
Name	Puma (1979) Tipperary (1979 - 1989) Norcape (1989 Onwards)
Owner	P&O Ferries (1979 - 1989) Norcape Shipping BV (1989 Onwards)
Operator	B&I Line (1979 - 1989) North Sea Ferries (1989 - 1996) P&O North Sea Ferries (1996 - 2002) P&O Ferries (2002 - 2008) P&O Irish Sea (2008) P&O Ferries (2008 - 2010) P&O Irish Sea (2010) P&O Ferries (2010 - 2011)
Port of registry	Nassau, Bahamas
Route	Liverpool to Dublin
Builder	Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Japan
Yard number	1164
Launched	20 April 1979
Identification	IMO number: 7716086[1] MMSI number: 311039600
Fate	Sold for scrapping 2011
General characteristics
Tonnage	14,087 GT
Length	150.02 metres (492.2 ft)
Beam	20.73 metres (68.0 ft)
Draft	5.1 metres (17 ft)
Installed power	2x Mitsui 12V42M
Speed	19.4 knots (22.3 mph)
Capacity	1,500 lanemetres; 12 berths