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}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=United Kingdom | Ship flag= | Ship name=MV Shapinsay | Ship namesake= | Ship owner=Orkney Islands Council | Ship operator=Orkney Ferries | Ship registry=Kirkwall | Ship route= | Ship ordered= | Ship awarded= | Ship builder=Yorkshire Drydock, Hull | Ship original cost= | Ship yard number= | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched= | Ship sponsor= | Ship christened= | Ship completed=1989 | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= | Ship recommissioned= | Ship decommissioned= | Ship maiden voyage= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship refit= | Ship struck= | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | Ship identification=*MMSI Number: 235019175[1]- {{IMO Number|8814184}}
- Callsign: MHOV8
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class=MCA Class IV | Ship type=Ro-Ro Vehicle & Passenger Ferry | Ship tonnage=199 | Ship displacement= | Ship tons burthen= | 26.602|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} | 8.8|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | Ship draught= | 1.45|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps=bow/stern | Ship power=2 x 270kW | Ship propulsion= | 9.5|kn}} | Ship range= | Ship endurance= | Ship boats= | Ship capacity= 91 passengers; 12 cars or approximately 40 tonnes | Ship complement= | Ship crew= | Ship notes=[2]
}} | MV Shapinsay is a Ro-Ro vehicle ferry operated by Orkney Ferries. HistoryMV Shapinsay was built by Yorkshire Drydock in Kingston upon Hull in 1989.[2] She was refurbished and lengthened by 6m[3] in 2011 at an estimated cost of £1.5 million.[4] ServiceMV Shapinsay is normally allocated to the Inner Isles services between Kirkwall and Shapinsay. References1. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=235019175&language=_EN| title=Shapinsay| publisher=Marine Traffic| accessdate=27 November 2013}}
2. ^1 {{cite web| url=http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/pdfs/ferries/Shapinsay.pdf| title=MV Shapinsay| publisher=Orkney Ferries| accessdate=27 November 2013}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/vessel-build-and-maintenance/vessel-repair-and-maintenance/orkney-ferry-fleet-targets-upgrade2|title=Maritime Journal | Orkney ferry fleet targets upgrade|website=www.maritimejournal.com}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www2.gov.scot/News/Releases/2011/03/18112954|title=MV Shapinsay to be made ship-shape|first=St Andrew's House|last=Scottish Government|date=18 March 2011|website=www2.gov.scot}}
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