Red Falcon

 

 

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

 

Red Falcon is the first of the three Raptor Class car ferries, and entered service in March 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 Falcon Postcards

 

 

Red Funnel postcard of Red Falcon.

 

Red Funnel postcard of Red Falcon (front) and Red Osprey.

 

Nigh postcard WJN1755 of Red Falcon.

 

Dixon postcard PIW29825 of Red Falcon.

 

Enlarged image from the Dixon postcard shown above of Red Falcon.

 

Simplon Postcards release sp1190 of Red Falcon.

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 Falcon Photographs

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Red Falcon at Cowes with the South Goodwin lightship at the Trinity House depot (since closed).

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

 

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

 

 

 

Red Falcon being passed by Red Jet 2 on 16th August 2003.

Photo: © Ian Boyle 2003.

 

 

 

 

Red Falcon passing Calshot Castle on 5th June 2004.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Red Falcon passing Calshot Castle on 5th June 2004.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Red Falcon passing Calshot Castle on 5th June 2004.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

 

 

 

Rebuilt Red Falcon (left) arriving at Southampton on 11th September 2004, with Red Osprey and Waverley both departing.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

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

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Rebuilt Red Falcon arriving at Southampton, passing Queen Mary 2, on 11th September 2004.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

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

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

 

 

 

Red Falcon passing Calshot Castle on 14th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Red Falcon passing Calshot Castle on 14th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Red Falcon passing Calshot Castle on 14th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Red Falcon passing Calshot Castle on 14th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

 

 

 

Red Falcon on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Red Falcon on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Red Falcon on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Red Falcon on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Red Falcon on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Red Falcon on 30th April 2005.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

 

 

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 2nd July 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 2nd July 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 2nd July 2005.

 

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 2nd July 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

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