Galloway Princess
Ship Number
1713
Vessel Type
Passenger / Car Ferry
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
Musgrave Yard - 7
Launch Date
May 24, 1979
Launched By
Mrs L Soane
Delivered
April 22, 1980
Owner
Midland and Montagu Leasing Ltd
Weight
6268 grt
BP Length
Breadth
41.4 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
18.5 knots
Propulsion
Two Semt-Peilstick Unidirectional 16PC2-2v400 - 16,000hp
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Active
Galloway Princess

The first ferry to be built by Harland and Wolff for some 15 years was built originally for the Stranraer-Larne service.
 
Built originally for the Stranraer-Larne service she entered service in May 1980.  In 1984 Sealink ownership passed to Sea Containers, with Galloway Princess running for Sealink British Ferries under the same name. In 1990 she was sold with the rest of the fleet to Sealink Stena Line and in 1991 was renamed Stena Galloway. She covered briefly at Holyhead in 1992. Registered ownership passed to Stena Line, Stranraer. From 1995 services transferred to Belfast.
 
In 2002 she was sold to IMTC (International Maritime Transport Corporation) of Casablanca, Morocco, with a final sailed Stranraer-Belfast in February 2002. She was renamed Le Rif for services between Tangier and Algeciras.