{{Short description|United Kingdom-registered cargo ship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=Gry Maritha at Penzance.jpg |image_caption=''Gry Maritha'' at Penzance Harbour }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= | country = Norway | flag = {{shipboxflag|Norway|civil}} |name=''Gry Maritha'' |owner= |operator= |registry=Namsos, {{flag|Norway|civil}} |route= |ordered= |builder=Moen Slip, Norway |original_cost= |laid_down= |launched= |completed=4 July 1981 |christened=June 1981 |acquired= |maiden_voyage= |in_service=1981 |out_of_service=1989 |identification={{IMO Number|8008462}} |fate=Sold |notes= }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title | country = United Kingdom | flag = {{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|civil}} 60px|right |name=''Gry Maritha'' |owner=Isles of Scilly Steamship Company |operator=Isles of Scilly Steamship Company |registry=St Mary's, {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} |route= |acquired= |maiden_voyage= |in_service=1989 |out_of_service= |identification=*{{IMO Number|8008462}} *{{MMSI|232003389}} |fate= |status=In service |notes= }}
|section4={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type=Palletised cargo ship |tonnage={{GRT|590|disp=long}} |displacement= |length={{convert|37.6|m|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|9.82|m|abbr=on}} |height= |draught={{convert|3.63|m|abbr=on}} |depth= |decks=3 |deck_clearance= |ramps= |ice_class= |power= |propulsion= |speed={{convert|8-9|kn|abbr=on}} |capacity={{DWT|450|disp=long}} |crew=5 |notes= }}
|section5={{Infobox |child=yes | label1 = References | data1 = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/our-fleet/ |title=How to travel to Isles of Scilly islands: Our Fleet |website=islesofscilly-travel.co.uk |access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref> }} }} '''''Gry Maritha''''' is a freight ship based at Penzance in Cornwall, England, operated by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company.<ref name="Marine">''Marine News'' Volume 44 World Ship Society</ref>
==History== ''Gry Maritha'' was built by Moen Slip in Norway, in 1981.<ref name="Marine"/> The ship was named after the daughter of the first captain, Tor Sevaldsen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/about.asp |title=Isles of Scilly Travel - About Us |date= |accessdate=6 August 2010}}</ref>
Purchased in 1989 by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, she is a lifeline to the communities on the Isles of Scilly as she provides the only method of bulk freight transport from the United Kingdom mainland.<ref>The Duchy review, Issues 2-4</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishseashipping.co.uk/photofeatures/shipco/IoSSCo/gry241006/gry241006.htm |title=Irish Sea Shipping - Gry Maritha at Penzance |accessdate=24 January 2010}}</ref> She carries just six passengers and was acquired for all year cargo and winter passenger services, as ''Scillonian III'' is laid up through the winter.<ref name="simplonpc">[http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Isles-of-Scilly.html Isles of Scilly SS Co on www.simplonpc.co.uk], accessed 2011-08-16.</ref> Between 12,000 and 14,000 tonnes of cargo a year are normally carried by ''Scillonian III'' and ''Gry Maritha''.<ref name="ivorb">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dca-pr.co.uk/getdoc/cf577ea8-c383-49d4-bb80-53b6166293ce/Microsoft-Word---Ivor-B-takes-maiden-voyage-to-Isl.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330194138/http://www.dca-pr.co.uk/getdoc/cf577ea8-c383-49d4-bb80-53b6166293ce/Microsoft-Word---Ivor-B-takes-maiden-voyage-to-Isl.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Media release by Deborah Clark Associates on behalf of Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, 14 June 2010|archivedate=30 March 2012}}</ref>
''Gry Maritha'' carries all the fuel requirements of the Isles of Scilly, using transportable fuel tanks on her deck. These are loaded and unloaded by the deck crane. Towards the stern, the deck can accept standard freight containers. It is scheduled to be replaced by the ''Menawethan'' in 2026.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-66797855 Shipbuilder chosen for Isles of Scilly ferry fleet] ''BBC News'' 14 September 2023</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20251210045051/https://islesofscillysteamshipgroup.co.uk/new-vessels/menawethan/ Menawethan] Isles of Scilly Steamship Company</ref><ref>Scilly Ferries ''Ships Monthly'' January 2026 page 10</ref>
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Category:Cargo ships Category:Ferries of the United Kingdom Category:Ferries of South West England Category:Ships built in Norway Category:Transport in the Isles of Scilly Category:Water transport in Cornwall Category:1981 ships