Service StatusVehicle Ferry Fleet
Passenger Vehicle Ferries
Red Funnel has three Raptor Class ro-ro ferries deployed in the UK on its cross-Solent route between Southampton & East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Powered by medium-speed diesel engines with Voith Schneider propulsion, the vessels are the largest ever ferries to serve the Isle of Wight.
Red Falcon
Built for Red Funnel in 1994 by Ferguson Shipbuilders, Glasgow. Refitted & extended in 2004 by Remontawa, Gdansk, Poland.
Red Osprey
Built for Red Funnel in 1994 by Ferguson Shipbuilders, Glasgow. Refitted & extended in 2003 by Remontawa, Gdansk, Poland.
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Red Eagle
Built for Red Funnel in 1996 by Ferguson Shipbuilders, Glasgow. Refitted & extended in 2005 by Remontawa, Gdansk, Poland.
- Route: Southampton T1 <> East Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK
- Distance: 9.9 nautical miles
- Crossing time: 55 minutes at 12.5 knots
- Departures: 24/7
- Sailings: 13,842 per annum
Miles: 137,039 nautical miles per annum
