 Norland in Rotterdam in 1979 | |
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| Yard number | 972 |
| Launched | 13 October 1973 |
| In service | 1974 |
| Out of service | 2010 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7333822 |
| Honours and awards | Falkland Islands, 1982 |
| Fate | Scrapped 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | RORO |
| Tonnage | 12,988 GRT |
| Length | 152.77 m (501.2 ft) |
| General characteristics after 1987 stretch | |
| Tonnage | 26,290 GT |
| Length | 173.29 m (568.5 ft) |
| Beam | 25.2 m (83 ft) |
| Draft | 6.02 m (19.8 ft) |
| Propulsion | Two SWD 16TM410 |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h) |
The Norland was a P&O roll-on/roll-off ferry operating between Kingston upon HullinYorkshire, UK, and Rotterdam Europoort, Netherlands, and then Zeebrugge, Belgium. The 27,000 tonne ferry was built in 1974 by AG Weser, Bremerhaven, for Dutch North Sea Ferries partners Noordzee Veerdiensten N.V. Sistership MV Norstar sailed under Dutch flag and Norland under British flag and with (mainly) British crew. The ship transferred to P&O North Sea Ferries in 1996.
During the Falklands War, the Ministry of Defence requisitioned the Norland to be used as a troopship in the Task Force sent to retake the Falkland Islands from Argentina. Norland was among the ships to enter San Carlos Water during the amphibious landings of Commandos and Paratroopers, Captained by Donald Ellerby CBE. The ship survived attack from the Argentine Air Force, and at the end of the war repatriated the defeated Argentine troops back home, alongside the Canberra.[1] For this service Norland received the battle honour "Falkland Islands 1982,"[2] which for many years was displayed in one of the passenger lounges, with a painting of the ship in San Carlos Water.
In 2002, the Norland was sold to SNAV as the SNAV Sicilia for service between Naples and Palermo.[3]
The ship was broken up in India in the summer of 2010.
She was seen in the BBC TV Only Fools and Horses episode To Hull and Back, when the Trotter family used her as a means of navigation.
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