Ben Woollacott
40-70 m
< 200 kWh
Transport for London ordered the hybrid vessel Ben Woollacott to operate the free ferry service connecting Woolwich with North Woolwich across the river Thames in East London.
Corvus ESS specifications:
| Name | Ben Woollacott |
| Owner | Transport for London |
| Integrator | Norwegian Electric Systems |
| Segment | Cruise and Ferry |
| Sub-segment | Electric and Hybrid Ferries |
| Vessel type | Car ferry |
| ESS capacity | 181 kWh |
| Corvus product | Corvus Orca ESS |
| Delivery year | 2018 |
| Ship yard | Remontowa |
| Ship design | LMG Marin LMG 60-DEH |
| Newbuild/Retrofit | Newbuild |
| Vessel size | 62.3 x 18.8 x 1.8 m |
| Passenger capacity | 150 |
| Car capacity | 45 |
| Gross tonnage | 1750 |
| Deadweight tonnage | 703 |
| IMO no | 9822011 |
| Area of Operation | London |
| Sailing route | Woolwich Crossing |
| Sailing distance | 470 m |
| Crossing time | 5 min |
| Ship system | Hybrid |
| Bus Voltage | 570-800 VDC |
| Class | LR |
| Flag state | UK |
Estimated annual savings
0 liters
diesel/year saved
0 t/year
CO2 emission reduction
Battery operation
Peak Shaving