MV Cenwulf
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MV Cenwulf was one of Wightlink
's 'C' class vehicle and passenger ferries on their route from Lymington
to Yarmouth
on the Isle of Wight
.
in Dundee
, Scotland
, for Sealink Isle of Wight. The ship was named 'Cenwulf' after Coenwulf of Mercia
, an Anglo-Saxon king of the Mercians from 796. Her maiden sailing was on 18 October 1973, when she replaced the 1938-built Lymington on the Lymington
to Yarmouth
route.
In 1990 ownership passed to Wightlink
after the privatisation of Sealink in 1984.
Along with sister 'C' class ships and operating the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry service, she was withdrawn with the introduction of the new Wight class ferries, , and . Initially laid up in Southampton, Cenwulf was sold for scrapping. In March 2010 she was towed to Esbjerg
, Denmark. A short time later, she was broken up.
to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
ferry service from 1973 to 2009, initially with sister ship Cenred and joined by Caedmon in 1983.
Wightlink
Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.Their core routes are car ferries from Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Fishbourne...
's 'C' class vehicle and passenger ferries on their route from Lymington
Lymington
Lymington is a port on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink. The town...
to Yarmouth
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
Yarmouth is a port and civil parish in the western part of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of mainland England. The town is named for its location at the mouth of the small Western Yar river...
on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
.
History
Cenwulf was built in 1973 by Robb Caledon Shipbuilders LtdCaledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
The Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Limited was a British shipbuilding company based in Dundee on the east coast of Scotland.-History:...
in Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, for Sealink Isle of Wight. The ship was named 'Cenwulf' after Coenwulf of Mercia
Coenwulf of Mercia
Coenwulf was King of Mercia from December 796 to 821. He was a descendant of a brother of King Penda, who had ruled Mercia in the middle of the 7th century. He succeeded Ecgfrith, the son of Offa; Ecgfrith only reigned for five months, with Coenwulf coming to the throne in the same year that Offa...
, an Anglo-Saxon king of the Mercians from 796. Her maiden sailing was on 18 October 1973, when she replaced the 1938-built Lymington on the Lymington
Lymington
Lymington is a port on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink. The town...
to Yarmouth
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
Yarmouth is a port and civil parish in the western part of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of mainland England. The town is named for its location at the mouth of the small Western Yar river...
route.
In 1990 ownership passed to Wightlink
Wightlink
Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.Their core routes are car ferries from Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Fishbourne...
after the privatisation of Sealink in 1984.
Along with sister 'C' class ships and operating the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry service, she was withdrawn with the introduction of the new Wight class ferries, , and . Initially laid up in Southampton, Cenwulf was sold for scrapping. In March 2010 she was towed to Esbjerg
Esbjerg
Esbjerg Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Johnny Søtrup, from the Venstre political party...
, Denmark. A short time later, she was broken up.
Layout
Above the car deck were passenger accommodation and navigation bridge. Fore and aft ramps allowed full ro-ro operation. In the late 1970s hydraulically operated mezzanine decks were fitted to increase her car capacity.Service
Cenwulf operated the LymingtonLymington
Lymington is a port on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink. The town...
to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
Yarmouth is a port and civil parish in the western part of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of mainland England. The town is named for its location at the mouth of the small Western Yar river...
ferry service from 1973 to 2009, initially with sister ship Cenred and joined by Caedmon in 1983.
External links
- Wightlink Website - Wightlink.co.uk