MV Tynwald (1967)

MV Tynwald was a roll-on-roll-off car and cargo vessel operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company between 1986 and 1990, the sixth ship in the history of the line to bear the name.

She also broke with the Company's long tradition of using steam turbine propulsion for its channel vessels, a move that introduced the funnel design that was to become synonymous with British Rail and later Sealink ferries.

Renamed Tynwald in April 1986 and painted in the Steam Packet's traditional livery, she began service joined by Manx Viking, which remained for another season.

Tynwald continued operating on the Heysham–Douglas route until February 1990 when she was returned to Sealink after the Steam Packet had found a suitable replacement in the form of King Orry (V).

In early 2006, it was reported that the ship had been sold for scrap, but she remained laid-up for a time in Naples awaiting her fate before, finally, arriving at Alang in India in February 2007 under the name Stella.

Antrim Princess in Loch Ryan on 9 June 1984.
Antrim Princess in Larne .
Antrim Princess in Belfast on 9 December 1983.
Antrim Princess in Larne .