MV Forth Hope explained

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Ship Image:Around Bristol Harbour, 18 (geograph 5124501).jpg
Ship Caption:Forth Hope in 2016 before departing Abels Shipyard in Bristol for Rosyth Dockyard
Ship Name:MV Forth Hope
Ship Owner:Vine Trust
Ship Builder:Abels Shipbuilders
Ship Launched:2002
Ship Christened:2017
Ship Identification:MMSI:319111900
The MV Forth Hope is a medical ferry operated by the Vine Trust as part of the charity's Amazon Hope project.[1] The ship operates on the Amazon River from a base in Iquitos in Peru. The Forth Hope is in length and has a beam of . In her medical missionary role, she is equipped with consultation rooms, an operating theatre, laboratory, pharmacy, and dental surgery.[2] [3] The vessel flys a Cayman Islands flag. It has a draught of 1.9 metres, is 35 metres long and 10 metres in breadth, and has a maximum speed of 7.1 knots.[4] [5]

History

The Forth Hope was originally built in 2002 by Abels Shipbuilders of Bristol, England for the Gosport Ferry Company Ltd. She is a twin sister ship to the Spirit of Gosport, a passenger ferry also built by Abels, that connects Gosport and Portsmouth on England's south coast. Forth Hope was intended to be named Spirit of Portsmouth and operate alongside her sister. However she was only partially constructed when the ferry company cancelled the order, and she was never given her intended name, which was eventually reused for a subsequent Spirit of Portsmouth built by VT Halmatic. The unfinished vessel remained at Abel's shipyard in Bristol Harbour for many years, until it was finally completed in 2016.[6] [7] [8] [9]

After completion, the vessel was moved to Rosyth Dockyard on the Firth of Forth via the Irish Sea and Caledonian Canal, before being outfitted by Babcock Marine for her new role as a medical ship. In May 2017, the ship was formally named Forth Hope by the Princess Royal, who is patron of the Vine Trust. Leaving the Forth in July, the vessel completed her delivery voyage, of nearly, when she arrived in Iquitos on 7 September 2017. The vessel was again visited by the Princess Royal in September 2017, this time whilst she was moored at the Peruvian village of Oran.[6] [7] [10] [11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Princess Royal names amazon-bound medical ship 'Forth Hope'. HeraldScotland. 16 February 2018. en.
  2. Web site: Vessel details for Forth Hope . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171101125052/https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5091288/mmsi:319111900/vessel:FORTH%20HOPE . 1 November 2017 . 30 October 2017 . www.marinetraffic.com.
  3. News: Princess Anne names Amazon-bound medical ship in Fife . . live . 30 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171101125312/https://stv.tv/news/east-central/1389168-princess-anne-names-amazon-bound-medical-ship-in-fife/ . 1 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Vessel details for: FORTH HOPE (Other) - MMSI 319111900, Call Sign ZGFY7 Registered in Cayman Is AIS Marine Traffic . 16 February 2018 . MarineTraffic.com . en.
  5. Web site: FORTH HOPE - Other type - Details and current position MMSI 319111900 Vessels VesselFinder . 16 February 2018 . www.vesselfinder.com . en.
  6. News: New Missionary Ship . Ships Monthly . December 2017 . 52 . 9.
  7. News: Harbour ferry sails from Rosyth to bring health to Amazon . Alastair . Dalton . . 27 July 2017 . 30 October 2017 . 1 November 2017 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171101111616/http://www.scotsman.com/regions/edinburgh-fife-lothians/harbour-ferry-sails-from-rosyth-to-bring-health-to-amazon-1-4514871.
  8. Web site: Forth Hope’s Maiden Voyage. Vine Trust . 3 October 2016 . 30 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171101124442/https://www.vinetrust.org/media/latest-news/forth-hopes-maiden-voyage . 1 November 2017 . live.
  9. Web site: New ship passes through Inverness on journey to bring hope to millions Press and Journal. Press and Journal. 16 February 2018.
  10. News: Scots charity ship in epic 6600-mile Amazon journey . . Neil . Pooran . 30 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171101124720/https://stv.tv/news/east-central/1396888-medical-ship-nears-end-of-journey-up-amazon-river/ . 1 November 2017 . live.
  11. Web site: HRH The Princess Royal visits the Vine Trust medical ship in Peru . . 20 September 2017 . 30 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171101124943/http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/news_and_events/news/2017/hrh_the_princess_royal_visits_the_vine_trust_medical_ship_in_peru . 1 November 2017 . live.

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