MV Pacific Egret
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Pacific Egret |
| Owner | Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd |
| Builder | Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, Tamano |
| Launched | 12 January 2010 |
| Homeport | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | INF Class 3 vessel |
| Tonnage | 6776 GT |
| Length | 103.9 m |
Pacific Egret is an INF Class 3 nuclear waste carrier launched in January 2010.
Construction
[edit]Pacific Egret was built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, Tamano, Japan. She was launched on 12 January 2010. Her homeport is Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.[1]
It was purpose-built to carry plutonium, highly enriched uranium and mixed-oxide nuclear fuel. It is fitted with naval guns, cannons and other means of repelling assaults.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "PNTL launches 'Pacific Egret'". Motorship. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ MacLeod, Ian (30 March 2014). "Covert mission: Plutonium source might be Canada". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 6 July 2017.