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MV Red Falcon is part of the
Red Funnel Ferries Fleet

MV Red Falcon Ferry To book your ferry ticket onboard MV Red Falcon or any other Red Funnel Ferries simply select your outward & return routes, then the number of passengers and click the get price button. You will then be taken to the booking page where you can select you exact requirements for your journey and obtain your personalised ferry ticket quote.

MV Red Falcon is a Raptor Class vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. She first entered service in 1994, being bought new by Red Funnel along with sister ship Red Osprey and as such, has operated the same regular route throughout her life. She was built by Ferguson Shipbuilders in Glasgow. Red Falcon was one of two identical sisters ordered in 1993.
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Red Funnel Ferries MV Red Falcon - Further Ferry Information and Vessel Description

MV Red Falcon was designed as a Raptor class as they were known, they were a doubled-ended design with a central bridge affording excellent all-round visibility. There was no centre casing to impede loading and deployable mezzanine decks could be deployed in various configurations to improve flexibility. Voith Schneider propulsion, trialled on previous vessels in the fleet, gave excellent manoeuvrability, enabling her to turn on her own axis and even move sideways! Red Falcon entered service in April 2004 wearing the Company's new corporate identity and was an instant hit compared to the old Castle class ships. Red Falcon, like her sisters was lengthened and fitted with a new car deck by Remontawa Shipyard in Gdansk between Jan-Mar 2004. This increased her capacity to approximately 220 cars.

All Red Funnel Ferries offer hot and cold food, fresh coffee and cakes, a bar, and free Wi-Fi internet connections onboard.

Red Funnel Ferries MV Red Falcon Ferry Statistics

• Length - 93.22 m
• Breadth - 17.5 m
• Speed - 14 knots
• Engines - 2 x FD340 Watsila diesels
• Built - 1994
• Yard - Ferguson Shipbuilders, Glasgow
• Propellers - Voith Schneider
• Cars - 220
• Passengers - 895