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Red Osprey

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Red Funnel ferry Red Osprey.

 

Red Osprey is the second of the three Raptor Class car ferries, and entered service in October 1994. The Raptor Class were all built in Port Glasgow for the Southampton-East Cowes (Isle of Wight) car ferry service. Red Osprey and Red Falcon were both delivered in 1994 and were 2881 grt. Red Eagle was delivered in 1996 and is 3028 grt. They were all 83.6m long, and carried 895 passengers and 140 cars/16 trucks. In October 2003, Red Osprey was sent to Poland for lengthening and the addition of an extra car upper car deck. She returned to service in early 2004, at which point Red Falcon was sent for similar treatment. Red Eagle was due to follow in October 2004. The Norwegian-built ferry Bergen Castle (ex-Nordhordland of HSD) was acquired to maintain services whilst the three Raptors were away.

 

 

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Red Osprey Postcards

 

 

Nigh postcard WJN1795 of Red Osprey.

 

 

Hinde postcard of Red Osprey.

 

 

Enlarged image from the Hinde postcard shown above of Red Osprey.

 

 

Simplon Postcards release sp1240 of Red Osprey.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Funnel postcard of the three raptor Class ferries Red Falcon, Red Osprey and Red Eagle.

Red Eagle is in the centre.

 

 

 

 

 

Red Osprey Photographs

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

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Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

 

 

2003 Photos

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

2004 Photos

 

Red Osprey passing Calshot Castle on 5th June 2004.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey passing Calshot Castle on 5th June 2004.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey passing Calshot Castle on 5th June 2004.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Rebuilt Red Osprey arriving at Southampton on 11th September 2004.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Rebuilt Red Osprey leaving Southampton on 11th September 2004.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Rebuilt Red Osprey leaving Southampton, with the Waverley, on 11th September 2004.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

 

 

2005 Photos

 

Red Osprey passing Calshot Castle on 14th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey passing Calshot Castle on 14th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey passing Calshot Castle on 14th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey passing Calshot Castle on 14th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey leaving Cowes on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

Red Osprey on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle

 

 

 

 

2009 Photos

 

Red Osprey received advertising livery for a new IKEA store in Southampton in January 2009

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st February 2009

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Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st February 2009

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Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st February 2009

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Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st February 2009

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Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st February 2009

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Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st February 2009

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