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MV Pacific Egret

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History
United Kingdom
NamePacific Egret
OwnerPacific Nuclear Transport Ltd
BuilderMitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, Tamano
Launched12 January 2010
HomeportBarrow-in-Furness
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeINF Class 3 vessel
Tonnage6776 GT
Length103.9 m

Pacific Egret is an INF Class 3 nuclear waste carrier launched in January 2010.

Construction

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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

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  1. ^ "PNTL launches 'Pacific Egret'". Motorship. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ MacLeod, Ian (30 March 2014). "Covert mission: Plutonium source might be Canada". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 6 July 2017.