Iceland class (2020)
 Iceland Aurora
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The Island class is a class of double-ended ferries operated by the Canadian shipping company BC Ferries .
history
The first two units of the class were ordered in spring 2017. They were built by Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania and shipped to Canada with the semi-submersible ship Sun Rise of the South Korean shipping company Pan Ocean at the end of November 2019 . In November 2019, BC Ferries ordered four more units of the type. It is planned to expand the fleet with additional units of the class. The construction costs for the first two ships were given as 86.5 million CAD and for the following four ships at 200 million CAD.
The ships are intended to operate on the Georgia Strait and Queen Charlotte Straits . The first two ferries will run between Powell River on the Canadian mainland and Blubber Bay in the north of Texada Island in the Strait of Georgia and between Port McNeill on Vancouver Island and Alert Bay on Cormorant Island and Sointula on Malcolm Island in Queen Charlotte Road and replaced the North Island Princess between Powell River and Blubber Bay and the Quadra Queen II between Port McNeill and Alert Bay or Sointula .
The other four ferries in the class are intended for use between Campbell River on Vancouver Island and Quathiaski Cove on Quadra Island and Nanaimo Harbor on Vancouver Island and Descanso Bay on Gabriola Island . They are supposed to replace a larger ferry, the Powell River Queen and the Bowen Queen . By using two smaller ferries on the two routes, BC Ferries can offer more frequent departures.
description
The double-end ferries of the type Damen Road Ferry 8117 E3 are equipped with a hybrid drive. They are prepared for electrical operation, but are initially powered by electricity generated on board with the help of diesel generators. The conversion to electrical operation should only take place when the necessary infrastructure is available.
The ships are equipped with two diesel generators, each with 1,500 kW power equipped, the two generator rooms on the fuselage housed the ships. In addition, an emergency generator with 155 kW output is installed. The generators feed the lithium-ion batteries with 800 kWh , from which the drive motors draw their energy. The drive motors, each with 900 kW output for the first two ferries of the class and 950 kW output for the following units, drive two propeller pods with twin Schottel STP 340 propellers , one of which is located at the ends of the ships.
The engines are equipped with SCR -Abgasbehandlungssystem for reduction of nitrogen oxides equipped. The waste heat from the engines is used for heating on board.
The passenger facilities are located on the main deck and the sun deck above. They are on one side of the ships, next to the area reserved for the carriage of vehicles. 101 seats are available here, some at tables. Another 40 seats are located on the sun deck.
There are three lanes on the main deck for transporting vehicles with a total of 193 lane meters , on which 31 cars can be transported. Up to three trucks can also be transported in the middle lane with 68 lane meters. On one side of the ships there is another vehicle deck above the area with the passenger facilities for the transport of cars. There is space for 16 more cars on 99 lane meters.
The central area of the main deck is covered by the superstructures . The wheelhouse is in the middle of the ships.
Ships
| Iceland class | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building name | Build number | IMO number | delivery | Main line |
| Island Discovery | 539313 | 9831751 | February 2020 | Powell River - Texada Island |
| Iceland Aurora | 539314 | 9831763 | February 2020 | Alert Bay - Sointula - Port McNeill |
The ferries sail under the flag of Canada with their home port Victoria .
Web links
- BC Ferries' Island Class Vessels , BC Ferries
- Brochure with ship plan and pictures of the construction , BC Ferries (PDF, 6.2 MB)
- Island Class , BC Ferries (PDF, 508 kB)
- Damen Road Ferry 8117 E3 , Damen Shipyards Group
- Data sheet , Damen Shipyards Group (PDF, 534 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c BC Ferries awards contracts for four more hybrid electric vessels , press release, British Columbia Ferry Services, November 6, 2019 (PDF, 807 kB). Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ Rebecca Gibson: Damen to build two passenger ferries for Canadian operator BC Ferries , Cruise & Ferry Review, June 8, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ a b Damen secures repeat order from BC Ferry Services , press release, Damen Shipyards Group, November 11, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ BC Ferries' two hybrid electric ships bound for BC , press release, BC Ferries, November 20, 2019 (PDF, 374 kB). Accessed January 2, 2020.
- ↑ Rebecca Gibson: BC Ferries orders four more hybrid ferries from Damen Shipyards , Cruise & Ferry Review, November 8, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ a b Carla Wilson: $ 200-million deal for four more electric-hybrid BC Ferries , The Vancouver Sun , November 7, 2019. Accessed December 13, 2019.
- ^ Adam Chan: BC Ferries to roll out new hybrid Island Class vessels , CTV News, November 25, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ a b c BC Ferries' Island Class Vessels , BC Ferries. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ North Island Princess , BC Ferries. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ Quadra Queen II , BC Ferries. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ BC Ferries' Island Class Vessels 2020 , BC Ferries. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ Carla Wilson: Say hello to Island Aurora and Island Discovery, new hybrid ferries , Times Colonist, February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ↑ BC Ferries' Island Discovery Officialy Begins Service On June 10 - North Island Princess to retire after final sailing on June 9 , press release, BC Ferries, June 9, 2020 (PDF, 700 kB). Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ↑ BC Ferries' Island Class 2021 , BC Ferries. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ BC Ferries launching first wave of hybrid electric vessels , CBC News , September 25, 2019. Accessed December 13, 2019.
- ↑ Schottel drives for two Canadian ferries , press release, Schottel Group, September 2019. Accessed January 23, 2020.
- ↑ BC Ferries opts for Schottel drives again , press release, Schottel Group, January 2020. Retrieved on January 23, 2020.