MV Norris Castle (1968)
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mv-norris-castle-1968-294-12966022
title:
MV Norris Castle (1968)
text:
MV Norris Castle, the third vessel in the Red Funnel fleet to carry the name, was built in 1968 by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston and operated as a car ferry between Southampton and East Cowes until 1994. Mrs Joan Lacon, owner of the namesake building, Norris Castle, named the ship. Originally designed to load and discharge through the bows, in 1976, she was converted to drive through operation, with mezzanine decks and an extended superstructure, by Boele in Rotterdam. As built, she
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description:
Former Isle of Wight car and passenger ferry
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Norris_Castle_(1968)
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2023-06-27T15:10:41Z
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