m ara . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Victoria ▁of ▁W ight ▁depart ed ▁the ▁C em re ▁ship yard ▁to ▁finally ▁be ▁transport ed ▁to ▁the ▁Sol ent ▁for ▁crew ▁training ▁and ▁introduction ▁into ▁service . ▁Being ▁to wed ▁by ▁Am ber ▁II , ▁a ▁special ist ▁t ug , ▁the ▁journey ▁took ▁ 2 5 ▁days ▁to ▁complete . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Victoria ▁of ▁W ight ▁began ▁its ▁ma iden ▁voyage ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 0 : 3 0 ▁service ▁from ▁Port sm outh ▁to ▁Fish bourne , ▁entering ▁regular ▁service . ▁During ▁the ▁aut umn , ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁week days ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁more ▁crew ▁to ▁be ▁trained ▁to ▁operate ▁it . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁during ▁an ▁early ▁morning ▁crossing ▁from ▁Fish bourne , ▁the ▁Victoria ▁of ▁W ight ' s ▁prop ulsion ▁system ▁suffered ▁a ▁fault . ▁She ▁arrived ▁in ▁Port sm outh ▁under ▁reduced ▁power ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁t ug , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁further ▁cross ings ▁that ▁day . ▁ ▁Techn ical ▁The ▁hy brid ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁pow ert rain ▁are ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁ 4 0 8 ▁k Wh ▁batter ies ▁by ▁Cor v us ▁Energy . ▁The ▁Or ca ▁Energy ▁batter ies ▁provide ▁support ▁to ▁four ▁ 1 , 4 7 5 b hp ▁