▁Fer ries ▁delay ing ▁her ▁entry ▁into ▁service ▁first ▁to ▁late ▁July , ▁then ▁to ▁September . ▁In ▁August , ▁The ▁Irish ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁her ▁delivery ▁would ▁likely ▁not ▁take ▁place ▁until ▁October , ▁but ▁work ▁was ▁further ▁delayed ▁and ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁sea ▁tri als ▁until ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁month . ▁Irish ▁Fer ries ▁eventually ▁took ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁She ▁arrived ▁in ▁Ireland ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁W . B . ▁Ye ats ▁made ▁her ▁much ▁delayed ▁first ▁commercial ▁sail ing ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁when ▁she ▁struck ▁the ▁ber th ▁attempting ▁to ▁dock ▁at ▁Holy head ▁leaving ▁a ▁dent ▁in ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁b ending ▁the ▁r amp ▁in ▁the ▁impact ▁delay ing ▁the ▁off loading ▁by ▁some ▁time ▁and ▁forcing ▁Irish ▁Fer ries ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁book ed ▁passengers ▁on ▁the ▁St ena ▁sail ing ▁to ▁Dublin , ▁just ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁her ▁h ull ▁was ▁launched . ▁ ▁Design ▁W . B . ▁Ye ats ▁measures ▁ 5 4 , 9 8 5 ▁gross ▁t onnes , ▁with ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 , 8 8 5 ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew , ▁with ▁ 4 3 5 ▁individual ▁passenger ▁cab ins . ▁ ▁Her ▁vehicle ▁deck ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁about ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁l ane