MV Munster (1968)

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For other uses, see Munster (disambiguation).
History
Name
  • 1968-1981: Munster
  • 1983-1989: Farah In'
  • 1991-2002: Tianpeng
Operator
  • 1965-1981: B+I Line
  • 1981-2002: various
BuilderNobiskrug, Rendsburg
Yard number657
Launched25 January 1968
Out of service2002
IdentificationIMO number: 6812522
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage4,007 GT
Length110.22 metres (361.6 ft)
Beam18.09 metres (59.4 ft)
Draught4.5 metres (15 ft)
Speed22 kn (41 km/h)
Capacity1,000 passengers, 220 cars

MV Munster was built in 1968 and operated initially for the British and Irish Steam Packet Company (B+I Line). The c. 5000-ton ship (as built) had capacity for 1,000 passengers and 220 cars. The ship was also known as the Farah In and Tianpeng before being scrapped in 2002.

History[]

The ship was initially ordered by the Scandinavian Lion Ferries but was purchased by B+I Line before completion for operations on the Dublin to Liverpool route.[1] The original intended owners had specified a strengthened hull to operate through ice, and McNeill noted her as the only "ice-capable" regularly on the Irish Sea in her era.[2] Sister ships of a broadly similar design were Prins Bertil, Gustav Vasa, Kronprins, Karl Gustav, Innisfallen|1969 and MV Leinster (1968); the latter two for B+I Line.[1] Munster had no Sky lounge above the bridge which could identify her from her B+I sisters.[1]

The top speed of 22 kn (41 km/h) from four diesel engines allowed the ship to make the daytime crossing from Dublin Port to Carriers' Dock, Liverpool in 7 hours. Bow and stern doors allowed a turnaround time of 1 hour. The ship was equipped with bow thrusters and stabilizers.[2]

From the later 1970s the ship began to diverge from the Liverpool—Dublin route, with charters to Brittany Ferries and Egersund Thyborøn as well as use on south Irish Sea routes.[3] From 1983 she was sold and renamed Farah In and used on Aqaba — Suez.[3]

The ship was sold to Dalian Steamship of China in 1991 and renamed Tianpeng. It was scrapped in 2002.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Boyle (2018).
  2. ^ a b McNeill (1971), pp. 44–45.
  3. ^ a b c Asklander (2017).

Sources[]

  • Boyle, Ian (2018). "B&I Line — Page 2: Post War Ships 1945-1995". Simplon Postcards. Munster (5) (1969-1983). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  • Asklander, Micke (2017). "M/S Munster". Facts about Ships (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  • McNeill, D. B. (1971). Irish Passenger Steamship Services. 2: South of Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0715352482. OCLC 60074874.
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