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The MV ''Hotspur IV'' is a historic passenger ferry, which previously operated on the Hythe Ferry service. This service connects the town of Hythe and the city of Southampton, across Southampton Water in England. The ''Hotspur IV'' was built by Rowhedge Ironworks in 1946. She was the last, and slightly larger, of three half-sisters built for use on the Hythe Ferry, alongside the ''Hotspur II'' and ''Hotspur III''. The use of the name ''Hotspur'' for several generations of Hythe ferries derives from the involvement, and later ownership, of the ferry service by the Percy family, whose member Hotspur was immortalised by William Shakespeare.〔 ''Hotspur II'' was sold in 1978 and continued in service on the Firth of Clyde under the name ''Kenilworth'' until 2007. The ''Hotspur III'' was broken up in 1981.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=End of an era on the Clyde ferry scene )〕 In 2012, the ''Hotspur IV'' received a new livery of green, following a re-branding of the Hythe Ferry. In 2014 however, her life on the Hythe Ferry run came to an end,as the ''Hotspur IV'' was forced out of service, after the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) ruled that it was unsafe for passenger use due to a corroding hull. Her future currently remains unclear. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Hotspur IV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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