Seatruck’s P class: Seatruck Pace, Seatruck Panorama, Clipper Point and Clipper Pennant

Introduction

The Seatruck P series is a series of 4 ro-ro vessels designed by Knud E. Hansen AS and built in Spain by Astilleros de Huelva for Seatruck Ferries/Clipper Group.  The series is designed to ‘Heysham Max’ specification, that is, the vessels are of the greatest permissible dimensions for operation in Heysham harbour.  

The vessels are powered totally by Wärtsilä, with the Finnish company supplying the main engines, generators, and thrusters.  The vessels can transport 120 freight units on 3 vehicle decks, in addition to 12 drivers. Delivery of all 4 vessels was in 2008 and 2009.

SEATRUCK PANORAMA and CLIPPER PENNANT currently operate the Seatruck Warrenpoint to Heysham service, while SEATRUCK PACE operates on Seatruck’s Heysham to Liverpool service.  CLIPPER POINT is currently operating between Liverpool and Dublin having previously been on charter to Intershipping, operating in the Mediterranean between Algeciras and Tangier Med.  SEATRUCK PANORAMA and CLIPPER PENNANT will be replaced on the Warrenpoint to Heysham service by the larger STENA PRECISION and STENA PERFORMER when they return from charter in September 2018.

In early October 2018 CLIPPER PENNANT started a short-term charter with DFDS covering on their Immingham to Cuxhaven route.  She then went on a longer term charter to Canary Bridge Seaways in November, returning to Seatruck during December ’19.

On arrival in Dublin on December 13th, she was chartered to P&O Ferries for their Dublin – Liverpool service, operating in competition with her sister-ship SEATRUCK PANORAMA on the competing Seatruck service. Her first sailing for P&O was at around 15:15 ex Dublin on December 14, operating an additional Saturday crossing following the failure of MISTRAL in Dublin Bay. SEATRUCK PANORAMA also replaced the latter vessel in the P&O Ferries fleet.

Deckplan

Onboard photographs

A series of pictures taken onboard SEATRUCK PACE by Scott Mackey can be found at

A look inside: SEATRUCK PACE

Technical Data

 

	The Seatruck P Series
	CLIPPER POINT	SEATRUCK PACE	SEATRUCK PANORAMA	CLIPPER PENNANT
IMO Number	9350666	9350678	9372676	9372688
Design	Knud E. Hansen A/S (Denmark)
Building Yard	Astilleros de Huelva S.A., Huelva, Spain
Hull Number	820	821	822	823
Keel laid	05.11.05	29.06.06	13.3.07	15.06.07
Launched	09.09.06	22.12.07	22.12.07	15.10.08
Completed	29.02.08	19.02.09	13.11.08	24.08.09
Owner	Clipper Group/Seatruck Ferries
Current operator	Seatruck	Seatruck	Seatruck	Seatruck
Classification	Det Norske Veritas,X1A1, RoRo/Container, E0, DGP, TMON, ICS
In service (original)	21.03.08	03.03.09	25.01.09	13.10.09
Previous names	N/A	Clipper Pace	Clipper Pennant	N/A
Call sign	C4YV2	5BKW2	5BKX2	5BTF2
Length overall	142m
Beam	23.0m
Draft (moulded)	5.7m
Gross Tonnage	14,759
Deadweight	6,500
Machinery	2 x Wärtsilä 8L46D main engines producing 9240kW each connected to Wärtsilä SCH95 reduction gearboxes. 2 x Wärtsilä P58 shaft alternators, 1200kW each. 2 x Wärtsilä 4CF13AH controllable pitch propellers. 3 x Wärtsilä 4L20 auxiliary engines, 645kW each. 2 x Wärtsilä CT200 1000kW bow thrusters. 1 x Volvo Penta D9 emergency diesel generator engine.
Power(Max/Pme  @ 75%)	18,480kW/13,860kW
Speed (Max)	22 knots
Fuel consumption (approx.)	12kn 20 t/24h (1 engine) 15.5kn 28 t/24h (1 engine) 16.5kn 35 t/24h (1 engine) 18.0kn 38 t/24h (2 engines) 20.0kn 46 t/24h (2 engines) 21.0kn 54 t/24h (2 engines) 22.0kn 65 t/24h (2 engines)
Capacity	120 trailers/1830 lane metres of freight 12 drivers in single berths
Crew	Maximum of 23
Cargo Access	Stern ramp (port side) 1 x 6.5m wide x 9.5m long. Stern ramp (starboard) 1 x 12.3m wide x 9.5m long. Open fixed ramp from Stern door to Weather Deck port side, 6.4m wide. Fixed internal ramp from Main Deck to Tank Top (with cover) starboard, 3.5m wide.
Flag	Cyprus (Limassol)
* All information is given in good faith but without guarantee.

 

Gallery

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Additional Info

http://www.seatruckferries.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/Seatruck_P_Series.pdf

http://www.knudehansen.com/references/roro-vessels/clipper-point/

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Article copyright © Steven Tarbox.  Technical data compiled from information provided by Seatruck Ferries and DNV-GL.  All information is given in good faith but without guarantee.  Please see the disclaimer at the base of the website for further information.  With thanks to Seatruck Ferries.