, ▁combining ▁battery ▁power ▁and ▁conventional ▁engines . ▁This ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁ship ▁being ▁both ▁qui eter ▁and ▁re le asing ▁fewer ▁em issions ▁than ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁W ight link ' s ▁fleet . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Victoria ▁of ▁W ight ▁origin ated ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁W ight link ' s ▁£ 4 5 ▁million ▁invest ment , ▁which ▁aim ed ▁to ▁improve ▁facilities ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁terminal ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁building , ▁and ▁to ▁introduce ▁new ▁double ▁tier ▁board ing ▁ram ps ▁at ▁Fish bourne ▁and ▁Port sm outh ▁for ▁quick er ▁board ing ▁of ▁the ▁St ▁Cla re ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁fer ry . ▁ 2 2 ▁tend ers ▁were ▁received ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁ship ▁with ▁C em re ▁Sh ip yard ▁in ▁Y al ova ▁eventually ▁chosen ▁for ▁its ▁cost ▁effect iveness ▁and ▁ability ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁ship ▁within ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁steel ▁cutting ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁ship ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁its ▁construction . ▁ ▁Later ▁the ▁new ▁fer ry ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Victoria ▁of ▁W ight ▁in ▁a ▁staff ▁competition ▁held ▁by ▁W ight link . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁history ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight , ▁who ▁would ▁retre at ▁to ▁Os bor ne ▁House ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁launched ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁she ▁was ▁fitted ▁out , ▁carrying ▁out ▁sea ▁tri als ▁in ▁the ▁Sea ▁of ▁Mar