Ben Woollacott
Ben Woollacott moored a short distance upstream from the Woolwich Ferry termini in October 2019 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Ben Woollacott |
| Port of registry | London, United Kingdom. |
| Builder | Remontowa, Gdańsk |
| Launched | 2018 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship/Ro-Ro Cargo[1] |
| Tonnage | 1,750 GT[1] |
| Length | 60m[1] |
| Beam | 19m[1] |
Ben Woollacott is a ferry built by Remontowa, Poland that operates the Woolwich Ferry service in London, England.[2] It was named after a teenage deckhand who drowned in an accident while untying mooring ropes of the ferry Ernest Bevin in 2011. Ben came from a family of River Thames watermen that had worked on the river for six generations.[3][4]
It arrived in London on 15 November 2018.[5] It has an automatic docking system to hold the ferry in place during loading.[5] The vessel operates alongside sister ship Dame Vera Lynn. Both suffered from numerous technical issues resulting in closures and service reductions.[6][7]
It was originally operated by Briggs Marine, before London River Services took over operation of the Woolwich Ferry service in December 2020.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "BEN WOOLLACOTT, Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo - Details and current position - IMO 9822011 MMSI 232017796". VesselFinder. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ New ferries for Woolwich Ships Monthly February 2017 page 7
- ^ "Ben Woollacott Ferry death report critical of practices". BBC News. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Drowned deckhand given ferry name honour". BBC News. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Brand new Woolwich Ferry Ben Woollacott arrives in London for the first time to undertake docking trials at North Woolwich". Newsflare. Newsflare Limited. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Sadiq Khan apologises after being accused of 'wasting' £20m on new Woolwich ferries". LBC. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Chamberlain, Darryl (16 February 2023). "'Shoddy' Woolwich Ferry closed for two weeks for more upgrade works". 853. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Woolwich Ferry Take-Over Ships Monthly July 2020 page 11
External links
Media related to Ben Woollacott (ship, 2018) at Wikimedia Commons