Francisco (ship)
 The Francisco in the port of Buenos Aires, February 2015
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The Francisco is a high-speed catamaran put into service in 2013 by the Uruguay- based shipping company Buquebus . The catamaran is the first ferry to use liquefied natural gas as fuel and is jet propelled . The ferry is used on the Río de la Plata , on the route between Buenos Aires and Montevideo .
The Francisco is the fastest ferry in the world with a top speed of 58 knots (107 km / h) and a cruising speed of 51 knots (95 km / h).
history
The Francisco was commissioned on November 8, 2010 and laid down on May 16, 2011 under the hull number 069 in the Incat shipyard in Hobart . The ship received two gas turbines from GE Aviation and a jet drive from Wärtsilä .
The ship was originally supposed to be named Lopez Mena , under which it was launched on November 17, 2012. After the election of the cardinal and former Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope and his chosen name Francis , the new catamaran was renamed in his honor.
On July 3, 2013, the Francisco was delivered to Buquebus. On August 2, the ship arrived in Montevideo, where it was officially christened on September 30 . On October 9, 2013, the catamaran started service between Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
Web links
- Report on the catamaran as the fastest ferry in the world on dailymail.co.uk (English)
- The ship on faktaomfartyg.se (Swedish)
- The ship on ferry-site.dk (English)
- Information about the ship, especially the propulsion system, on the Wärtsilä webpage
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wärtsilä axial waterjets equipped on world's fastest ferry. ship-technology.com, July 23, 2013, accessed on August 23, 2020 .