Spirit of Gosport was built in 2001 to replace Portsmouth Queen on ferry duties. However, the company also wanted to replace Solent Enterprise, which operated cruise duties. The vessel was hardly used for the first few months and both existing ferries were kept in service. In 2003, she finally replaced Solent Enterprise on cruise duties. This continued until 2005, when a brand new vessel was purchased to replace Spirit of Gosport on cruise duties.[citation needed]
Shortly after being awarded the contract for Spirit of Gosport, Abels were awarded a follow-on contract for a second ferry, to be known as Spirit of Portsmouth. However this vessel was only partially constructed when the ferry company cancelled the order, and the unfinished hull remained at Abel's shipyard for many years, before being completed as a medical missionary ferry, the Forth Hope. This ship should not be confused with the subsequent Spirit of Portsmouth that now operates alongside the Spirit of Gosport.[2][3]
Characteristicsedit
The Spirit of Gosport is 32.60 metres (107.0 ft) in length and has a beam of 10.20 metres (33.5 ft) and a draught of 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in). She has a service speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) and a capacity of 300 passengers and 3 crew.[4]
Referencesedit
^"VT Halmatic Steels Itself for Success". Maritime Journal. 1 November 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2007.[dead link]
^"New Missionary Ship". Ships Monthly. Vol. 52, no. December 2017. p. 9.
^Dalton, Alastair (27 July 2017). "Harbour ferry sails from Rosyth to bring health to Amazon". The Scotsman. from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^. Gosport Ferry Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
External linksedit
Media related to Spirit of Gosport at Wikimedia Commons
This ferry article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
spirit, gosport, vessel, owned, gosport, ferry, company, built, abels, shipbuilders, bristol, spirit, gosport, crossing, portsmouth, harbourhistory, name, ownergosport, ferry, company, builderabels, shipbuilders, launched2001, identificationimo, number, 897208. MV Spirit of Gosport is a vessel owned by the Gosport Ferry Company Ltd and built by Abels Shipbuilders in Bristol 1 MV Spirit of Gosport Spirit of Gosport crossing Portsmouth HarbourHistory NameMV Spirit of Gosport OwnerGosport Ferry Company Ltd BuilderAbels Shipbuilders Launched2001 IdentificationIMO number 8972089 General characteristics Length32 60 metres 107 0 ft Beam10 20 metres 33 5 ft Draught1 9 metres 6 ft 3 in Installed power318 hp 237 kW Scania DI9 diesel Speed10 knots 19 km h 12 mph Capacity300 passengers Crew3 Contents 1 History 2 Characteristics 3 References 4 External linksHistory editSpirit of Gosport was built in 2001 to replace Portsmouth Queen on ferry duties However the company also wanted to replace Solent Enterprise which operated cruise duties The vessel was hardly used for the first few months and both existing ferries were kept in service In 2003 she finally replaced Solent Enterprise on cruise duties This continued until 2005 when a brand new vessel was purchased to replace Spirit of Gosport on cruise duties citation needed Shortly after being awarded the contract for Spirit of Gosport Abels were awarded a follow on contract for a second ferry to be known as Spirit of Portsmouth However this vessel was only partially constructed when the ferry company cancelled the order and the unfinished hull remained at Abel s shipyard for many years before being completed as a medical missionary ferry the Forth Hope This ship should not be confused with the subsequent Spirit of Portsmouth that now operates alongside the Spirit of Gosport 2 3 Characteristics editThe Spirit of Gosport is 32 60 metres 107 0 ft in length and has a beam of 10 20 metres 33 5 ft and a draught of 1 9 metres 6 ft 3 in She has a service speed of 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph and a capacity of 300 passengers and 3 crew 4 References edit VT Halmatic Steels Itself for Success Maritime Journal 1 November 2004 Retrieved 4 December 2007 dead link New Missionary Ship Ships Monthly Vol 52 no December 2017 p 9 Dalton Alastair 27 July 2017 Harbour ferry sails from Rosyth to bring health to Amazon The Scotsman Archived from the original on 1 November 2017 Retrieved 30 October 2017 Spirit of Gosport 2001 Gosport Ferry Company Ltd Archived from the original on 1 November 2017 Retrieved 30 October 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to Spirit of Gosport at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This ferry article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MV Spirit of Gosport amp oldid 1015416356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
