Red Eagle

 

 

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

 

Red Eagle is the third of the three Raptor Class car ferries. 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, due to extended main lounges, and an additional "executive" lounge on the upper deck. 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 Eagle Postcards

 

 

W.J.Nigh postcard release WJN1795 of Red Eagle.

 

Simplon Postcards release sp1239 of Red Eagle.

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 Eagle Photographs

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

 

 

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

 

 

 

Red Eagle arriving at Southampton on 31st December 2003.

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

Red Eagle on 31st December 2003.

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

Red Eagle at Southampton on 31st December 2003.

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

 

 

 

Red Eagle leaving Southampton on 11th September 2004, shortly before being rebuilt in Poland, and still in old livery.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

 

 

 

Red Eagle leaving Southampton on 9th April 2005, after being rebuilt as a double deck ferry in Poland.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 9th April 2005.

 

 

 

 

Red Eagle passing Calshot on 14th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th April 2005.

 

 

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th April 2005.

 

 

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 2nd July 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 2nd July 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

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