MV Princess Victoria
roll-on/roll-off ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV Princess Victoria
- IMO number
- 1168901
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- roll-on/roll-off ship
- Gross tonnage
- 2,694
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- —
- Beam
- 14.6 m
- Year built
- —
- Builder
- William Denny and Brothers
- Registered owner
- British Transport Commission
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV Princess Victoria
MV Princess Victoria was one of the earliest roll-on/roll-off ferries. Completed in 1947, she operated from Stranraer, Scotland, to Larne, Northern Ireland, initially by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) until 1 January 1948 and thereafter by LMS's successor British Railways. During a severe storm on 31 January 1953, she sank in the North Channel with the loss of 135 lives. This was the deadliest maritime disaster in United Kingdom waters since World War II. For many years it was believed that 133 people had lost their lives in the disaster. However, research by a local historian, Liam Kelly, identified two other victims—Gordon Wright and Thomas Saunders—who had not been identified as there had been no passenger list at the time.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Princess Victoria now?
- MV Princess Victoria has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is MV Princess Victoria?
- MV Princess Victoria is a roll-on/roll-off ship. The vessel has a gross tonnage of 2,694.
- Who owns MV Princess Victoria?
- MV Princess Victoria is registered to British Transport Commission and operated by London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has MV Princess Victoria been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV Princess Victoria appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).