MV Commodore Clipper

MV Commodore Clipper is a roll-on/roll-off ferry owned by Brittany Ferries.

Commodore Clipper at Portsmouth
History
Name	1999–present: Commodore Clipper
Owner	1999-2004: Commodore Shipping 2004-2025: Condor Ferries 2025-present: Brittany Ferries
Operator	1999-2004: Commodore Shipping 2004-2025: Condor Ferries 2025-present: Brittany Ferries
Port of registry	Nassau, Bahamas[1]
Route	Cherbourg⇄Rosslare Portsmouth⇄Cherbourg Portsmouth⇄Le Havre
Builder	Van der Giessen de Noord, Netherlands
Maiden voyage	1999
In service	1999
Identification	IMO number: 9201750 MMSI number: 308094000 Callsign: C6QQ3
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Type	ROPAX ferry
Tonnage	13,456 GT
Length	129.19 m (423 ft 10 in)
Beam	23.4 m (76 ft 9 in)
Draft	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Installed power	2 × MaK 9M32 diesel engines 4,320 kW each at 600 rpm
Speed	18.8 knots (34.8 km/h; 21.6 mph)
Capacity	500 passengers 1,265 m (4,150 ft) lane for vehicles
Crew	38

History

Commodore Clipper was new to Commodore Shipping in 1999.^[2]

Accidents and incidents

During a sailing in June 2010 from Jersey to Portsmouth, an electrical issue with a power supply caused a fire onboard Commodore Clipper. It is said that the severity of the fire was increased by the electrical breakers not tripping when they should have.^[3]

On 14 July 2014, the Commodore Clipper became grounded on the Little Roussel, a channel between Herm and Guernsey. The cause of the incident was found to be poor planning by the crew on board, who had failed to take an unusually low tide into consideration.^[4] The vessel was taken out of service for several weeks and was repaired in Falmouth. It returned to service on 27 August of the same year.^[5]