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Irish Ferries crew and ships Isle of Innisfree 1995 On
January 27th 1995 the new £46 million Isle of Innisfree, was launched at the
Rotterdam yard of shipbuilders Van der Giessen-de Noord. The new 23,000 tonnes
vessel is the largest capacity multi-purpose passenger/ro-ro ferry operating
between Ireland and the UK with capacity for 600 passenger cars/ 108 accompanied
freight trucks (or 142 trailers/coaches) and a passenger/crew complement of
1,760 persons. In size, the new vessel has an overall length of 600 feet (181.6
m), 80 feet (23.4 m) wide 124 feet (37.8 m) high from keel to mast head. The
naming ceremony was performed by Mrs. Clodagh Rothwell, wife of Irish
Continental Group Managing Director Mr. Eamonn Rothwell. Photos from Timmy Mason click on thumbnails to see full picture:
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