MV Morocco Sun

MV Morocco Sun is a passenger vessel built for British Railways in 1979.

Stena Galloway at Stranraer.
History
Name	1979–1991: Galloway Princess 1991–2002: Stena Galloway 2002–2019: Le Rif 2019–present: Morocco Sun
Operator	1979–1991: British Railways 1991–2002: Stena Line 2002–2019: International Maritime Transport Corporation 2019–present: Africa Morocco Link
Port of registry	Morocco
Builder	Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Launched	24 May 1979
Completed	22 April 1980
Maiden voyage	1980
In service	1980
Identification	IMO number: 7719430
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	12,175 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	128.42 metres (421.3 ft)
Beam	21.52 metres (70.6 ft)
Propulsion	2 Pielstick 16PC2V diesel engines
Speed	19 knots
Capacity	1,000 passengers, 280 vehicles

History

Galloway Princess at Larne on 15 September 1984.

Galloway Princess at Stranraer.

The MV Galloway Princess was built in 1979 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for Sealink (although chartered from IBOS Finance Ltd). She was built specifically to serve on the Larne to Stranraer route. She measured 12,175 Gross Register Tons, and fitted with two Pielstick 16PC2V diesel engines could achieve a speed of 19 knots. She could carry 1,000 passengers and 280 cars.^[1] She was employed on the Larne to Stranraer service from 1 May 1980.

In July 1984 she was registered to Sea Containers Ltd.

In May 1990 she was sold to Stena Line and in February 1991 they renamed her Stena Galloway.

Stena sold her in 2002 to the International Maritime Transport Corporation, Morocco and she was renamed Le Rif. There was an onboard fire on 22 April 2008 at Algeciras, Spain.^[2]