MV Mona's Queen (1971)
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| Owner: | 1972: IOMSPCo. |
| Port of registry: | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon |
| Cost: | £2,100,000 |
| Yard number: | 533 |
| Way number: | 307621 |
| Launched: | 22 December 1971 |
| In service: | June 1972 |
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| Fate: | sold to MBRS Lines Inc. |
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| Name: | 1995—2008: M/V Mary the Queen |
| Owner: | MBRS Lines |
| Port of registry: | Philippines |
| In service: | 1995 |
| Out of service: | 2008 |
| Fate: | 2008: scrapped |
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| Class and type: | Car ferry |
| Tonnage: | 2,998 GRT; 540 DWT |
| Length: | 322 ft (98 m) |
| Beam: | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Depth: | 17.5 ft (5.3 m) |
| Installed power: | 2x 10-cylinder P.C.2 Crossley Pielstick diesel engines 10,000 shp (7,500 kW) |
| Propulsion: | variable-pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 1600 passengers and approximately 100 vehicles |
| Crew: | 55 |
MV (RMS) Mona's Queen (V) Official No. 307621 was a car-ferry built in 1971–72 for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. From 1972 to 1990, she operated to and from Douglas, Isle of Man. After a lengthy lay-up, she was sold in 1995, renamed Mary the Queen and operated as a ferry in south-east Asia, mainly sailing between Manila and Boracay. She was sold to Indian shipbreakers and beached in 2008.
Mona's Queen was built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company at Troon, Scotland, the third of four car ferries constructed for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. The four were Manx Maid, Ben-my-Chree , Mona's Queen and Lady of Mann. Mona's Queen was the first diesel engined passenger ferry in the fleet.
Slightly heavier than her two predecessors, Mona's Queen had accommodation for 1600 passengers, 55 crew, and approximately 100 vehicles.Vehicles were loaded through side doors positioned at various levels on either side of the ship.
Mona's Queen was powered by two 10-cylinder P.C.2 Crossley Pielstick engines, producing 10,000 brake horsepower. Propulsion was by variable-pitch propellers - the first time these had been used in the Isle of Man fleet. These meant she could be controlled from the bridge or engine room, with all engine conditions monitored from a control room within the main engine room.
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