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History
Name	Clipper Pennant (2009 - 2022); Seatruck Pennant (2022 - 2023); UR (August 2023 - );
Owner	Seatruck Ferries (2009 - 2023); Arab Bridge Maritime (2023 - );
Operator	Seatruck Ferries (2009 - 2023); Arab Bridge Maritime (2023 - );
Port of registry	Port of Limassol (2009 - 2023); Port of Aqaba (2023 - );
Route	Liverpool - Dublin; Heysham - Dublin; Belfast - Birkenhead (Stena Line); Heysham - Warrenpoint; Immingham - Cuxhaven (DFDS); Hirtshals - Torshavn - Seydisfjördur (Smyril Line); Esbjerg - Aabenraa - Bremerhaven - Rostock (Blue Water Shipping); Gothenburg - Kiel (Stena Line); Las Palmas - Huelva (Canary Bridge Seaways);
Builder	Astilleros de Sevilla, Spain
Yard number	823
Laid down	15 June 2007
Launched	15 October 2008
Completed	24 August 2009
Maiden voyage	13 October 2009
In service	13 October 2009
Identification	IMO number: 9372688
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	P Series
Tonnage	14,759 GT; 6,500 DWT;
Length	142 m (465 ft 11 in)
Beam	23.03 m (75 ft 7 in)
Draft	5.20 m (17 ft 1 in)
Decks	3 vehicle decks
Installed power	2 × Wärtsilä 8L46 diesel engines; (16,000 kilowatts (21,000 hp));
Propulsion	2 × propellers; 2 × Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters;
Speed	22 knots (25 mph)
Capacity	12 passengers; 120 trailers;
Crew	23

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MS UR is a roll-on/roll-off freight ferry built in 2009 owned by Arab Bridge Maritime. She was owned by Clipper Group and has been chartered to a number of operators.

History

Clipper Pennant was built by Astilleros de Huelva, Spain,^[2] as yard number 823.^[3] Laid down on 15 June 2006 and launched on 15 October 2008, Clipper Pennant was completed on 24 August 2009.^[4]^[5] It arrived in Liverpool on its delivery voyage on 22 September 2009.^[6] Homeported in Limassol, Cyprus, she was employed on Seatruck Ferries' Liverpool to Dublin route.^[3] Clipper Pennant made her maiden revenue-earning voyage for Seatruck on 13 October 2009.^[7]

In May 2012 Clipper Pennant was placed onto Seatruck's Heysham - Warrenpoint route to cover for Seatruck Pace which has gone on charter to DFDS Seaways. It has since operated for Stena Line and Smyril Line, and Blue Water Shipping for transportation of wind turbines. In December 2019 she was chartered for 3 years to operate Liverpool to Dublin services for P&O Ferries.^[8]^[9]

In December 2022, Clipper Pennant had her name changed to Seatruck Pennant, inline with the rest of the Seatruck Ferries vessels.^[10]

On 4 August 2023, Seatruck Pennant was sold to Arab Bridge Maritime and renamed UR.

Description

UR is one of four "P Series" roll-on/roll-off freight ferries. It has a length of 142 metres (466 ft), a beam of 23 metres (75 ft) and a draft of 5.7 metres (19 ft).^[4] Det Norske Veritas class the vessel as a 1A1 General Cargo Carrier - with whom UR is allocated the number 27192.^{[citation needed]}

The vessel is powered by two Wärtsilä 8L45D diesel engines which drives two variable pitch propellers. The vessel is also equipped with two Wärtsilä CT200 bow thrusters.^[4]

Sister Vessels

References

^ "Seatruck Power ... Ahead on the Irish Sea" (PDF). Seatruck Ferries. 28 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
^ "Press release: Seatruck orders four new generation freight ro-ros". Seatruck Ferries. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
^ ^a ^b "M/F Clipper Pennant". The Ferry Site. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Yard (27192)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
^ "CLIPPER PENNANT Launched at Seville Shipyard". Knud E Hansen. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
^ "Clipper Pennant Makes Her Mersey Debut". Irish Sea Shipping. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
^ "News - Irish Sea". Ferry Publications. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
^ P&O Ferries replaces Mistral with Clipper Pennant Shippax 18 December 2019
^ Clipper Pennant Returns Ships Monthly March 2020 page 11
^ "M/S CLIPPER PENNANT (2008)". www.faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

External links

Current location of Clipper Pennant

[1] "Seatruck Power ... Ahead on the Irish Sea" (PDF). Seatruck Ferries. 28 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

[Press-2] "Press release: Seatruck orders four new generation freight ro-ros". Seatruck Ferries. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

[Ferrysite-3] "M/F Clipper Pennant". The Ferry Site. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

[DNV-4] "Yard (27192)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

[Hansen-5] "CLIPPER PENNANT Launched at Seville Shipyard". Knud E Hansen. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

[Irish-6] "Clipper Pennant Makes Her Mersey Debut". Irish Sea Shipping. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

[Maiden-7] "News - Irish Sea". Ferry Publications. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

[8] P&O Ferries replaces Mistral with Clipper Pennant Shippax 18 December 2019

[9] Clipper Pennant Returns Ships Monthly March 2020 page 11

[10] "M/S CLIPPER PENNANT (2008)". www.faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

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-*"Seatruck Pennant" (2022- 2022)
+*''Seatruck Pennant'' (2022 - 2023)
-*"UR (Since 4th August 2023)
+*''UR'' (August 2023 - )
-| Ship owner = [[Arab Bridge Maritime]]
+| Ship owner = *[[Seatruck Ferries]] (2009 - 2023)
+*[[Arab Bridge Maritime]] (2023 - )
-| Ship operator = Arab Bridge Maritime
-| Ship registry = {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Port of Aqaba]]
+| Ship operator = *[[Seatruck Ferries]] (2009 - 2023)
+*[[Arab Bridge Maritime]] (2023 - )
-| Ship route =
+| Ship registry = *{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Port of Limassol]] (2009 - 2023)
+*{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Port of Aqaba]] (2023 - )
+| Ship route = *Liverpool - Dublin
+*Heysham - Dublin
+*Belfast - Birkenhead (Stena Line)
+*Heysham - Warrenpoint
+*Immingham - Cuxhaven (DFDS)
+*Hirtshals - Torshavn - Seydisfjördur (Smyril Line)
+*Esbjerg - Aabenraa - Bremerhaven - Rostock (Blue Water Shipping)
+*Gothenburg - Kiel (Stena Line)
+*Las Palmas - Huelva (Canary Bridge Seaways)
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-'''MS UR''' is a [[roll-on/roll-off]] freight ferry built in 2009 owned by the [[Clipper Group]] that has been chartered to a number of operators. As at January 2020, it was operating for [[P&O Ferries]] between [[Port of Liverpool|Liverpool]] and [[Dublin Port|Dublin]].
+'''MS ''UR''''' is a [[roll-on/roll-off]] freight ferry built in 2009 owned by [[Arab Bridge Maritime]]. She was owned by [[Clipper Group]] and has been chartered to a number of operators.
 ==History==
 ''Clipper Pennant'' was built by Astilleros de Huelva, [[Spain]],<ref name=Press>{{cite web|url=http://www.seatruckferries.com/web/seatruck.nsf/content/news%20article?OpenDocument&article=wwww7cdejv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716030248/http://www.seatruckferries.com/web/seatruck.nsf/content/news%20article?OpenDocument&article=wwww7cdejv |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2011 |title=Press release: Seatruck orders four new generation freight ro-ros |publisher=Seatruck Ferries |accessdate=11 October 2009 }}</ref> as yard number 823.<ref name=Ferrysite>{{cite web|url=http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=ClipperPennant&lang=en |title=M/F Clipper Pennant |publisher=The Ferry Site |accessdate=11 October 2009}}</ref> Laid down on 15 June 2006 and launched on 15 October 2008, ''Clipper Pennant'' was completed on 24 August 2009.<ref name="DNV">{{cite ship register |register=DNV |id=27192 |shipname=Yard |accessdate=11 October 2009 }}</ref><ref name=Hansen>{{cite web |url=http://www.knudehansen.com/News/News-from-the-Company/Oct-21-2008/ |title=CLIPPER PENNANT Launched at Seville Shipyard |publisher=Knud E Hansen |accessdate=11 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713163020/http://www.knudehansen.com/News/News-from-the-Company/Oct-21-2008/ |archivedate=13 July 2011  }}</ref> It arrived in [[Port of Liverpool|Liverpool]] on its delivery voyage on 22 September 2009.<ref name=Irish>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishseashipping.co.uk/photofeatures/shipco/seatruck/clipperpennant220909/clipperpennant220909.htm |title=Clipper Pennant Makes Her Mersey Debut |publisher=Irish Sea Shipping |accessdate=11 October 2009}}</ref> Homeported in [[Port of Limassol|Limassol]], Cyprus, she was employed on [[Seatruck Ferries]]' Liverpool to [[Dublin Port|Dublin]] route.<ref name=Ferrysite/> ''Clipper Pennant'' made her maiden revenue-earning voyage for Seatruck on 13 October 2009.<ref name=Maiden>{{cite web |url=http://www.ferrypubs.co.uk/news.asp?cat=20 |title=News - Irish Sea |publisher=Ferry Publications |accessdate=11 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010085610/http://www.ferrypubs.co.uk/news.asp?cat=20 |archivedate=10 October 2009  }}</ref>
-In May 2012 ''Clipper Pennant'' was placed onto Seatruck's [[Heysham Port|Heysham]] - [[Warrenpoint]] route to cover for ''Seatruck Pace'' which has gone on charter to [[DFDS Seaways]]. It has since operated for [[Stena Line]] and [[Smyril Line]], and as at January 2020 was operating Liverpool to Dublin services for [[P&O Ferries]].<ref>[https://www.shippax.com/en/news/po-ferries-replaces-mistral-with-clipper-pennant.aspx P&O Ferries replaces Mistral with Clipper Pennant] Shippax 18 December 2019</ref><ref>Clipper Pennant Returns ''[[Ships Monthly]]'' March 2020 page 11</ref>
+In May 2012 ''Clipper Pennant'' was placed onto Seatruck's [[Heysham Port|Heysham]] - [[Warrenpoint]] route to cover for ''Seatruck Pace'' which has gone on charter to [[DFDS Seaways]]. It has since operated for [[Stena Line]] and [[Smyril Line]], and Blue Water Shipping for transportation of wind turbines. In December 2019 she was chartered for 3 years to operate [[Liverpool]] to [[Dublin]] services for [[P&O Ferries]].<ref>[https://www.shippax.com/en/news/po-ferries-replaces-mistral-with-clipper-pennant.aspx P&O Ferries replaces Mistral with Clipper Pennant] Shippax 18 December 2019</ref><ref>Clipper Pennant Returns ''[[Ships Monthly]]'' March 2020 page 11</ref>
-In December 2022, ''Clipper Pennant'' had her name changed to ''Seatruck Pennant'', inline with the rest of the Seatruck Ferries vessels.
+In December 2022, ''Clipper Pennant'' had her name changed to ''Seatruck Pennant'', inline with the rest of the [[Seatruck Ferries]] vessels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M/S CLIPPER PENNANT (2008) |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/clipper_pennant_2009.htm |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=www.faktaomfartyg.se}}</ref>
+On 4 August 2023, ''Seatruck Pennant'' was sold to [[Arab Bridge Maritime]] and renamed ''UR.''
 ==Description==

v t e Seatruck Ferries ships
Present ships	Seatruck Pace¹ (2009) Seatruck Panorama² (2008) Seatruck Power (2012) Seatruck Progress (2011)
Out on charter	Clipper Pennant (2009) Clipper Point (2008) Clipper Ranger (1998) Helliar (1997) Hildasay (1999) Stena Performer (2012) Stena Precision (2012)
Past ships	Arrow (1998) Anglia Seaways (2000) Bolero (1985) Celtic Star (1991) European Mariner (1978) Lygra (1979) Merchant Brilliant (1979) Moondance (1978) Phocine (1985) Riverdance (1977)
Former names - 1 Clipper Pace; 2 Clipper Panorama