MV Hibernia
Hibernia at Dun Laoghaire, May 1974 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Owner |
|
| Operator |
|
| Port of registry |
|
| Route |
|
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 1367 |
| Launched | 27 April 1948 |
| Completed | 1949 |
| Maiden voyage | 14 April 1949 |
| In service | 1949 |
| Out of service | 1976 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5150111 |
| Fate | Scrapped in India, 1980 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4,972 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 379.5 ft (115.7 m) |
| Beam | 54.2 ft (16.5 m) |
| Draught | 28 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.