Betancuria Express
Leonora Christina on the way to the port of Rønne
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The fast ferry Betancuria Express is a catamaran ferry operated by the Spanish ferry company Fred. Olsen Express . Until the end of August 2018, the ship sailed under the Danish flag as Leonora Christina with home port Rønne for the ferry company BornholmerFærgen between Rønne and Ystad and was Denmark's largest high-speed ferry.
history
The ferry, which was ordered on April 2, 2009, was built by Austal in 2010/2011 under construction number 246 . The keel was laid on March 3, 2010, the launch on January 28, 2011. It was completed on May 10, 2011. On May 17, 2011, the ferry officially became the property of BornholmerFærgen.
The three-week long transfer from the shipyard in Perth to Rønne began on May 18, 2011 . The ferry reached the port of Rønne on the morning of June 10, 2011.
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BornholmerFærgen operated the ship from June 22, 2011 as Leonora Christina between Rønne ( Bornholm ) and Ystad ( Sweden ). The ship operated the route together with the Villum Clausen , the shipping company's second high-speed ferry. The crossing took about 80 minutes.
After the Danish shipping company Molslinjen won the transport contract for the operation of the ferry routes from Denmark, Sweden and Germany to the island of Bornholm from September 1, 2018, BornholmerFærgen sold the ship to Fred. Olsen owned Spanish shipping company Ferry Gomera , but initially chartered the ship back to fulfill the contract that ran until the end of August 2018.
On August 31, 2018, the ship last operated the route between Ystad and Rønne. In September 2018 the ship was renamed Betancuria Express and started sailing under the Spanish flag. Since October 2018, Fred. Olsen Express the ship in traffic between the Canary Islands.
Controversy over naming
The fast ferry Leonora Christina was named after Countess Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (1621–1698), the daughter of King Christian IV and Kirsten Munk . There was a debate about the naming of the ship, as the namesake Leonora Christina was considered a traitor. The magazine " Destination Bornholm " wrote that Leonora Christina had nothing more to do with Bornholm than that she was imprisoned at Hammershus for 17 months .
On February 3, 2011, the Danish Ministry of Transport confirmed that the naming should be reconsidered. BornholmerFærgen organized a competition in which the citizens should submit a name for the ship. In the following vote, the previously planned name Leonora Christina prevailed with 50.22% of the vote.
The ship was christened on June 21, 2011 by Bornholm's mayor Winni Grosbøll.
Technical specifications
The vessel is powered by four MAN Diesel engines of the type 20V28 / 33D with each 9,000 kW power driven. The motors act on four water jet drives via reduction gears . Four generators are available for generating electricity on board, and these are driven by Volvo Penta D16 diesel engines. The ship is equipped with two transverse thrusters .
The ferry has three vehicle decks and two passenger decks with shops, two children's playgrounds, a bar and a restaurant. The vehicle capacity is 357 cars . The ship with a capacity of 1400 passengers was marketed by Færgen. Fred. Olsen Express states a capacity of 1598 passengers for the ship.
Web links
- Data sheet of the Austal shipyard ( Memento from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 663 kB)
- Ship information on faergelejet.dk
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leonora Christina 113m ( Memento of 27 September 2011 at the Internet Archive ), Austal Ships.
- ↑ a b Betancuria Express. Fred. Olsen Express, accessed October 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: report on bornholmerfaergen.dk .
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: bornholmerfaergen.dk Leonora Christina on the way home .
- ↑ Ny hurtigfærge på vej til Bornholm ( Memento of April 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Politiken, May 23, 2011.
- ↑ Bjarne Hansen: Spansk Rederi har Kobt Leonora Christina. December 16, 2016, accessed on December 16, 2016 (dk).
- ↑ Victor Mandersson: Leonora Christina has been sold. Shippax, December 16, 2016, accessed September 5, 2018 .
- ↑ HSC Leonora Chrisina. Facta om Fartyg, accessed October 28, 2018 (Swedish).
- ↑ Who was she? ( Memento of April 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), Danske Færger.
- ↑ Kim Caspersen: Svar på Synpunkt vedr. Leonora Christina , Bornholms Tidende, January 11, 2011.
- ↑ Anders Køpke Christensen: Måske nyt navn til ny færge , TV 2 / Bornholm, February 3, 2011.
- ↑ Jens Stubkjær: Leonora vandt, men: Navnedebatten raser , Bornholms Tidende, February 28, 2011.
- ↑ Technical data , Danske Færger. ( Memento from March 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )