Ulster Prince
Ship Number
1667
Vessel Type
Passenger / Cargo Ferry
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
10
Launch Date
October 13, 1966
Launched By
The Lady Erskine Of Rerrick
Delivered
April 6, 1967
Owner
Coast Lines Ltd
Weight
4478 grt
BP Length
365 feet
Breadth
53 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Single Acting (S.A.) Twin Diesel 12 Cylinder 6000 SHP
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Scrapped
Ulster Prince

Built for the Liverpool-Belfast service of Belfast Steam Ship Company. From 1971, the service was marketed as P&O Ferries, although registered owners only changed to P&O in 1978. The Liverpool-Belfast service closed in 1981, and Ulster Prince was laid up at Oostende.
 
In 1983 she served Lady M for Marlines, followed by service as Tangapakorn, Long Hu and Macmosa in the Far East. In 1995 she was bought by Hellenic Mediterranean Lines, and renamed Neptunia, but later the same year was in use as Panther for Hellenic Orient Lines bewteen Bari-Cesme.
 
In 2000 she was named Vatan and then Manar, the latter for Al Thuraya Marine Service Company, Dubai between Port Rashid-Umm Qasr (Iraq). She was the one of the first merchant ships to enter Umm Qasr after the 2003 Iraq conflict.
 
She arrived Alang, India -  March 2004 for scrapping.