MV Ross Revenge
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV Ross Revenge
- IMO number
- 5121213
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 66 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1960
- Builder
- AG Weser
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV Ross Revenge
MV Ross Revenge is a radio ship, the home of Radio Caroline, as well as having supported Radio Monique and various religious broadcasters. Funded by the Icelandic government, she was constructed in Bremerhaven in 1960 and served as an Icelandic commercial trawler until 1963 when she was sold to the Ross Group fleet, notably taking part in the Cod Wars of the 1970s. Following her decommissioning, she was purchased by Radio Caroline and outfitted as a radio ship, complete with 300-foot (91 m) antenna mast and 50 kW transmitter. Her broadcasts began on 20 August 1983; her final pirate broadcast took place in November 1990. She ran aground on the Goodwin Sands in November 1991, bringing the era of offshore pirate radio in Europe to an end. She was, however, salvaged, and is now maintained by the Caroline Support Group, a group of supporters and enthusiasts.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Ross Revenge now?
- MV Ross Revenge 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 Ross Revenge?
- MV Ross Revenge is a ship, built in 1960 by AG Weser. The vessel is 66 m long.
- Has MV Ross Revenge been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV Ross Revenge appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).