FV 610

Type FV 610

The Belard

Ship data Ship type Ro-Ro ship Shipyard Frederikshavn Vaerft, Frederikshavn Construction period 1978 to 1982 Units built 9 Cruising areas Worldwide trip

Ship dimensions and crew length 105.60 m ( Lüa ) 96.00 m ( Lpp ) width 18.80 m Side height 10.55 m Draft Max. 4.29 m measurement 1599 BRT / 835 NRT

Machine system machine 1 × MaK 12Mu453AK four-stroke diesel engine Machine performance 4,500 PS (3,310 kW) Top speed 15.3 kn (28 km / h) propeller 1 × controllable pitch propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 3500 dw Container 200 TEU running track meters 870 m Vehicle capacity 356 cars

The Jigawa II

The cargo ships of the FV 610 series are RoRo ships of the Danish Frederikshavn Vaerft .

history

The series was manufactured in nine units from 1978 to 1982. The shipyard developed the ship type to the larger types FV 1500 and later FV 2100 , of which nine and eight units were later created.

The ships (selection)

Type FV 610

Ship name	Build number	IMO number	delivery	Client	Later names and whereabouts
Mercandian Transporter II	376	7637307	1978	K / S Merc-Scandia (Mercandia Rederierna Per Henriksen), Copenhagen	1984 Transporter II , 1986 Mercandian Transporter II , 1987 Pinto , converted into the passenger ferry Sheng Lu in 1998 , sank on board on October 17, 1999 on the voyage from Dalian to Yantai to Brand
Dana Atlas	377	7637319	1978	Atlas A / S (Mercandia Rederierna Per Henriksen), Copenhagen	1981 Alafoss , 1989 North Coast , 1989 Cala Teram , 1990 Cala Salada , 2000 Lorena B , 2006 Kano II , 2010 Express K , 2013 Mira so in motion
Mercandian Importer II	378	7702657	1978	K / S Mercandia (Mercandia Rederierna Per Henriksen), Copenhagen	1980 Eyrarfoss , December 1984 at Howaldswerke extended by around 13 meters, 1989 South Coast , 1990 Cala Fustan , 2000 Lucia B , 2007 Jigawa II , 2010 Samsun Express , 2013 Amazon , so in motion
Mercandian Carrier II	380	7725362	1979	K / S Merc-Scandia (Mercandia Rederierna Per Henriksen), Copenhagen	1984 Alianza , 1984 Mercandian Carrier II , 1985 Carrier II , 1985 Belard , 2002 Muirneag , ran aground on July 25, 2005 off Stornoway and was later released, so on the move
Mercandian Exporter II	3811	7725374	1979	K / S Merc-Scandia XXV (Mercandia Rederierna Per Henriksen), Copenhagen	1987 Spirit of Freedom , 2001 Cimarron , 2007 Silver Coral , 2010 Gelendzhik Express , 2013 Tuna 1 , so on
Mercandian Trader II	3910	7725386	1980	K / S Merc-Scandia XXVI (Mercandia Rederierna Per Henriksen), Copenhagen	1993 Marc Spyros , 1997 Wesley D. , 1998 Pella , 2003 Pella 1 , 1993 Merdif 3 , scrapped from February 3, 2010
Mercandian Merchant II	391	7928160	September 1981	Mercandia Rederierna Per Henriksen, Copenhagen	1986 Omo Wonz , 2010 Sungari , Med Link (2015), so in motion
Mercandian Importer III	393	7928172	1982	Mercandia Rederierna Per Henriksen, Copenhagen	1982 Medorient Challenger , 1983 Mercandian Importer III , 1992 Meknes → 2018 demolition in Aliağa
Mercandian Supplier II	397	8000070	November 27, 1981	Mercandia Rederierna Per Henriksen, Copenhagen	1981 Lider , 1982 Mercandian Supplier II , 1988 Cidade de Funchal , 2000 Cidade de Amboim , so on

literature

• Hundredth Mercandia ship - a new type . In: ship and harbor / command bridge . Volume 34, Issue 11. Seehafen-Verlag Erik Blumenfeld, Hamburg November 1982, p. 38 .
• Scott, Robert: Standard Ship Designs: Dry cargo, container and ro-ro vessels . Fairplay Publications, London 1984, ISBN 0-905045-54-8 .

Web links

Commons : FV 610  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry at faktaomfartyg.se (Swedish)
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4. ↑ Report in the Stornoway Gazette (English)
5. ↑ Entry at faktaomfartyg.se (Swedish)
6. ↑ Entry at faktaomfartyg.se (Swedish)
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9. ↑ Entry at faktaomfartyg.se (Swedish)
10. ↑ Entry at faktaomfartyg.se (Swedish)