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MV W.B. Yeats
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'''MV ''W.B. Yeats''''' is a [[roll on/roll off|RORO]] passenger and freight vessel that is under construction for [[Irish Ferries]] and scheduled to enter service in late 2018.
==History==
The ship, at the time unnamed, was ordered from German shipbuilder [[Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft]] in May 2016 at a cost of [[euro|€]]144 million.<ref name="journal order">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> At the time of the order, the vessel was planned to enter service in May 2018.<Ref name="journal order"/> Her keel was laid in September 2017, by which time the expected delivery had slipped to July 2018.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In October, her name was announced to be ''W.B. Yeats'', chosen in an online competition.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
''W.B. Yeats''<nowiki>'</nowiki> hull was launched on 19 January 2018, but delays during the fitting out process led to Irish Ferries delaying her entry into service first to late July, then to September.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In August, ''The Irish Times'' reported that her delivery would likely not take place until October.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==Design==
''W.B. Yeats'' measures 54,985 [[gross tonnage|gross tonnes]], with a length of and a beam of .<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She has a total capacity of 1,885 passengers and crew, with 435 individual passenger cabins.<Ref name="journal order"/> Her vehicle deck has an area of about 3,500 [[Lane meter|lane meters]], giving her a maximum capacity of 1,216 cars or 165 trucks.<ref name="ml">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She is powered by four diesel engines with a power output of that can propel her at up to .<ref name="ml"/>
==References==
==History==
The ship, at the time unnamed, was ordered from German shipbuilder [[Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft]] in May 2016 at a cost of [[euro|€]]144 million.<ref name="journal order">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> At the time of the order, the vessel was planned to enter service in May 2018.<Ref name="journal order"/> Her keel was laid in September 2017, by which time the expected delivery had slipped to July 2018.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In October, her name was announced to be ''W.B. Yeats'', chosen in an online competition.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
''W.B. Yeats''<nowiki>'</nowiki> hull was launched on 19 January 2018, but delays during the fitting out process led to Irish Ferries delaying her entry into service first to late July, then to September.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In August, ''The Irish Times'' reported that her delivery would likely not take place until October.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==Design==
''W.B. Yeats'' measures 54,985 [[gross tonnage|gross tonnes]], with a length of and a beam of .<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She has a total capacity of 1,885 passengers and crew, with 435 individual passenger cabins.<Ref name="journal order"/> Her vehicle deck has an area of about 3,500 [[Lane meter|lane meters]], giving her a maximum capacity of 1,216 cars or 165 trucks.<ref name="ml">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She is powered by four diesel engines with a power output of that can propel her at up to .<ref name="ml"/>
==References==
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