MV European Highlander (2002)

European Highlander arriving at Cairnryan, Spring 2005.
History
Name	European Highlander
Owner	Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Ltd
Operator	P&O Ferries (2010 – present) P&O Irish Sea (2002-2010)
Port of registry	Nassau, Bahamas
Route	Cairnryan-Larne
Ordered	August 2000
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki, Japan
Cost	£35 million
Yard number	1069
Launched	18 January 2002
Completed	2002
Maiden voyage	Cairnryan - Larne
In service	3 July 2002
Identification	IMO number: 9244116 MMSI number: 311404000 Callsign: C6SN6
Status	in service
General characteristics
Tonnage	21,188 gt
Length	162.7 m (533.8 ft)
Beam	23.4 m (76.8 ft)
Height	32,5
Draft	5.5 m (18.0 ft)
Depth	5,55m
Decks	6
Deck clearance	5.2m
Ramps	1 internal fixed, 1 internal hoistable between decks 2 & 3
Installed power	4 x Wärtsilä 12V38 30000kwh
Propulsion	2 x controllable pitch propellers
Speed	22.5 kn (42 km/h)
Capacity	410 passengers 375 vehicles 1,825 lanemetres
Crew	57

MV European Highlander is a ferry operated by P&O Irish Sea on their Cairnryan to Larne service. The vessel is an enlarged version of European Causeway, the Highlander being 6 metres longer. Other differences include minor revisions to the passenger deck layout, additional passenger lifts and the use of larger lifeboats rather than Marine evacuation systems. On 7 June 2012, it carried the Olympic Flame across the Irish Sea from Northern Ireland to Scotland.

European Highlander is a two-propeller, Roll-on-Roll off, two compartment passenger and car ferry. She is a sister ship to the European Causeway. Two controllable pitch propellers can propel the ship at 23 knots.^[1]

• P&O Irish Sea European Highlander Information

https://shipfix.com/ship/european-causeway_IMO-9208394