Amorella

Amorella

Amorella in front of Stockholm

Ship data flag  Finland Ship type ferry Callsign OIWS home port Mariehamn Owner Viking Line ABP Shipyard Brodogradilište Split ( Split , Croatia ) Build number 356 Keel laying October 31, 1986 Launch July 11, 1987 takeover September 28, 1988 Whereabouts in motion

Ship dimensions and crew length 169.40 m ( Lüa ) 149.80 m ( Lpp ) width 28.20 m Draft Max. 6.35 m measurement 34,384 GT / 19,862 NRZ

Machine system machine diesel-mechanical 4 × diesel engine (Pielstick 12PC 2.6 / 2VE-400) Machine performance 23,769 kW (32,317 hp) Top speed 20.5 kn (38 km / h) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 3690 dw running track meters 900 m Permitted number of passengers 2480 Pax cabins 1946 Vehicle capacity 450 cars

Others Classifications Det Norske Veritas Registration numbers IMO no. 8601915

The Amorella is a ferry that is operated by Viking Line on the Turku - Mariehamn / Långnäs - Stockholm route. It was built in 1988 by Brodogradilište Split in Yugoslavia .

history

The Amorella was ordered in 1986 by SF Line , a partner of the Viking Line consortium. Although Brodogradilište Split outbid other shipyards, the Finnish state offered to subsidize the construction of the ship if it were built in a Finnish shipyard. This was common practice in the 1980s to bring more jobs to Finland, but this time SF Line turned it down and had the ship built in Yugoslavia. The originally planned delivery date for the Amorella was March 1988, but delays in construction meant that it was not completed before September, forcing SF Line to continue its lucrative summer business with the previous ships.

With the exception of brief periods in 1997, 1998 and 2002, the Amorella served the Turku-Mariehamn / Långnäs-Stockholm route continuously, making her the longest- serving ship on this route. Originally she only docked in Mariehamn for day trips, but from July 1999 she had to dock on the Åland Islands in both directions to allow duty-free sales on board, so a stop in Långnäs was added for the night trip.

Incidents

In 1993 the ship ran aground near Stockholm. It was able to free itself, but the hull was damaged. Water seeped in and diesel oil leaked from a damaged tank. The ship was able to continue its voyage to Stockholm. After all passengers had been disembarked and all cargo had been unloaded, the Amorella drove to the Luonnonmaan Telakka shipyard in Naantali for repairs .

In 1995 and again in 2001 there were outbreaks of fire in a cabin that could be extinguished with on-board resources. In May 2005 there was a fire in a vehicle parked on deck 5, which was also extinguished by the ship's crew. In March 2010 the ship had to be freed from icebreakers made of thick pack ice in which it was stuck together with other ships. It collided with the Finnfellow of Finnlines .

In December 2013, the Amorella ran aground on a rock. The ferry with 1945 passengers and crew on board was en route from Turku to Mariehamn in Åland .

future

As part of the Viking Line's rebuilding program, the Amorella's public spaces and cabins will be renewed over the coming years.

Decks

1. Engine room
2. C and economy class cabins
3. Car deck
4. Car deck (The car deck can be divided horizontally into two decks with the help of hydraulic floors)
5. Car deck, cabins of the A and B class
6. Sauna , whirlpools , swimming pools , A and B class cabins
7. Sea Side Café & Internet, children's playroom, information, boarding, duty-free shop, Pearl Beauty Shop, B and luxury class cabins, suites , crew areas
8. Viking Buffet , Captain's Corner Pub , Food Garden and Banquet Restaurants, Fun Club, Casino
9. Disco , B and luxury class cabins, suites, crew areas, sundeck
10. Conference areas, disco, crew areas
11. Luxury cabins, conference areas, crew areas
12. bridge

Sister ships

Sister ships are the Isabelle built in 1989 , the Gabriella built in 1992 and the Crown Seaways built in 1992 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} Det Norske Veritas AS: DNV Exchange Vessel Info - Amorella. Retrieved December 18, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Finnish ferry ran aground
3. ↑ Viking Line press release: Viking Linella merkittävä laadunkehitysohjelma ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 19, 2010  
4. ↑ M / S Amorella - Cut-away view . Viking Line. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 19, 2010. 

Web links

Commons : Amorella  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Amorella in Fakta om Fartyg (Swedish)
• Official website of the Viking Line (English)