I took the photograph on holiday from my favourite vantage point at the end of the esplanade in East Cowes.
She is a regular visitor to Southampton and I have seen her before on a number of occasions whilst on holiday.
GT = 11591, DWT = 4442 & NT = 3829.
Built by the Frisian Shipyard in Welgelegen, The Netherlands in 1998 as Yard Number 507 she is 125.5m long with a 18.0m beam and 6.213m Summer draught, her keel was laid on 25 March 1997 and she was launched on 19 January 1998.
She has a top speed of 20 Knots and is powered by two Warlsila Vasa 12V32E (9440kW) Diesel Engines.
In total she has 6 car decks totalling 9890m2 able to accommodate 1220 vehicles.
She is owned/operated by UECC (United European Car Carriers) who were formed in 1990 and are co-owned by NYK and Wallenius Lines, they transport approximately 1.5 million cars and vans annually via 70 different European ports, they are headquartered in Oslo.
MMSI - 2558015780
REG - PT, Madeira
IMO - 9131967
Call Sign - CQQF
Vehicles Carrier
Built - Frisian SY, Welgelegen, NL
Yard No. - 507
L 125.5m W 18m
GT - 11591
Year - 1998
East Cowes, 31 October 2014