Ærøskøbing (ship)

Ærøskøbing

The Ærøskøbing

Ship data flag  Denmark Ship type Ferry Callsign OZRK home port Ærøskøbing Owner Ærøfærgerne A / S, Ærø Shipyard Esbjerg Oilfield Service, Esbjerg takeover October 20, 1999 Commissioning November 1, 1999

Ship dimensions and crew length 49.90 m ( Lüa ) width 13.10 m Draft Max. 2.59 m   crew 4th

Machine system machine 2x MaK - diesel engine Machine performance 2,772 hp (2,039 kW) Service speed 13.15 kn (24 km / h)

Transport capacities Load capacity 230 dw Permitted number of passengers 395 Vehicle capacity 42 cars

Others Classifications Bureau Veritas Registration numbers IMO no. : 9199086

The Ærøskøbing is a Danish RoRo ferry that has been operating between Ærøskøbing and Svendborg since November 1st, 1999 . The ship's home port is Ærøskøbing on Ærø .

history

She replaced the ship Ærøsund II , which had been in use up to that point . The ferry can carry up to 42 cars and 395 passengers. With a relaxation room, a cafeteria and a sun deck, the ship is furnished like the Marstal . The ship is also used to transport patients to Svendborg.

The ferry, owned by Ærøfærgerne A / S , operates six times a day on weekdays, with a crossing taking 75 minutes.

MF Ærøskøbing

In spring 2011 Statens Kunstfond (German: State Art Fund) held a competition called "vores kunst" (our art). Here Ærøskøbing won a decoration award of 1.3 million crowns .

The ship runs with an artistic exterior painting.

Web links

Commons : MF Ærøskøbing  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Data of the ship at Bureau Veritas
• M / F Ærøskøbing. Ærøfærgerne, accessed on May 6, 2016 (Danish). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Timetable Ærøskøbing – Svendborg. Ærøfærgerne, accessed on August 30, 2016 (Danish). 
2. ↑ Ærø får et flydende kunstværk, Fyens.dk
3. ↑ En færgekunstner skrællet fra, Fyens.dk
4. ↑ fyens.dk of August 16, 2012
5. ↑ Færgekunst, October 23, 2012 ( Memento from January 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )