MS Ben-my-Chree
Ben-my-Chree in Douglas Harbour
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| History | |
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| Isle of Man | |
| Name | Ben-my-Chree |
| Namesake | Manx: Girl of my heart |
| Owner | Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
| Operator | Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
| Port of registry | Douglas Harbour |
| Ordered | 1997 |
| Builder | van der Giessen de Noord, Netherlands |
| Cost | £24,500,000 |
| Yard number | 971 |
| Laid down | 1997 |
| Launched | 4 April 1998 |
| Commissioned | 1998 |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 12,747 GT |
| Length | 125.2 m (411 ft) |
| Beam | 23.4 m (77 ft) |
| Draught | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
| Installed power | 2 × MAK 9L32 diesel engines |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
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MV Ben-my-Chree is a Ro-Pax vessel which was launched and entered service in 1998. The flagship of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, she primarily operated on the Douglas to Heysham route until being replaced by MV Manxman in late 2023.