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Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde operates Rosslare - Cherbourg/Roscoff for Irish Ferries. Built in 1987 at Warsila Turku shipyard Finland as Kronprins Harald for Jahre Line. The vessel operated between Kiel and Oslo. Colorline purchased the vessel in 1991. In 2007 Irish Ferries purchased the vessel and it began a short time later operating Rosslare to France. In 2016 the vessel visited Harland and Wolff, Belfast and the Building Dock (dry dock) for refit which had originally been scheduled for Falmouth.

 
IMO Number
 
Call sign
 
Building Yard
 
Year Built
 
Owner
 
Operator
 
Gross Tonnage
 
Length (Overall)
 
Breadth
 
Draught
 
Service Speed
 
Machinery
 
Capacity
 
 
Port of Registry
 
Lane Meters
 
Passengers
 
 
Vehicles
 
 
Flag
 
8506311
 
C6WL9
 
Wartsila Turku Shipyard, Finland
 
1987
 
Irish Continental Group Plc
 
Irish Ferries
 
31,914
 
166.3m
 
28.4m
 
6.5m
 
23kts
 
4x Sulzer-Wartsila
 
Nassau
 
Bahamas
 
1160
 
1458
Cars -       580
Freight -  76L
               

Oscar Wilde in dry dock at H&W Belfast on 16-01-08. Image Copyright RSPHOTOGRAPHY by Robert Stanley

Oscar Wilde approaching Belfast for dry dock at H&W on 05-02-16. Image Copyright RSPHOTOGRAPHY by Robert Stanley

Oscar Wilde turning in the Musgrave Channel Belfast on 05-02-16. Image Copyright RSPHOTOGRAPHY by Robert Stanley

Oscar Wilde shift from Building dock to Outfitting Quay at H&W Belfast with the assistance of tugs Masterman and Merchantman on 01-03-16. Image Copyright RSPHOTOGRAPHY by Robert Stanley

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