MV Hibernia

Hibernia at Dun Laoghaire, May 1974
History
Name
  • 1949–1976: Hibernia
  • 1976–1980: Express Apollon
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
Route
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number1367
Launched27 April 1948
Completed1949
Maiden voyage14 April 1949
In service1949
Out of service1976
IdentificationIMO number5150111
FateScrapped in India, 1980
General characteristics
Tonnage4,972 gross register tons (GRT)
Length379.5 ft (115.7 m)
Beam54.2 ft (16.5 m)
Draught28 ft (8.5 m)

MV Hibernia was a twin screw motor vessel operated by the British Transport Commission from 1948 to 1962 and British Rail from 1962 to 1976. Together with her sister ship the MV Cambria she served the Holyhead to Dún Laoghaire route across the Irish Sea.