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The Normandie Express is a catamaran of Brittany Ferries . The ship is used in the English Channel between the United Kingdom and France .
history
The ship was built in 2000. The launch took place on July 29th, the completion in early August of the year.
The ship was inspected during the Olympic torch relay ahead of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney used by the torch of Tasmania brought. It was used as a conference center by the Australian Trade Commission in Sydney during the Olympic Games .
From November 2000 to July 2003 the ship drove as The Lynx in charter of the New Zealand company Tranz Rail, which used it between Wellington and Picton .
At the end of 2004, the ship was chartered to Brittany Ferries and renamed Normandie Express . On the transfer trip from Australia to France, it brought relief supplies for the people affected by the tsunami on December 26th to Indonesia . It also had the yacht Sill et Voilia on board, which had been damaged during the “ Vendée Globe ” regatta .
Brittany Ferries initially operated the ship between Portsmouth and Caen or Portsmouth and Cherbourg, taking over the routes that had been operated by P&O Ferries until the end of 2004 . In March 2007 the ship was sold to a company belonging to Brittany Ferries.
Technical data and equipment
It is powered by four Zwanzigzylinder- diesel engines the manufacturer Ruston (type: 16RK270) each with 7,080 kW power . Propulsion is carried out by four water jet drives . The ship reaches a speed of 40 knots . For electricity generation are four Caterpillar - diesel generators (type 3406B), each with 240 kW power ( apparent power : 300 kVA ) are available.
Drive motors and generators are housed in the two hulls of the catamaran. There are two waterjet propulsion systems in the port and starboard hulls.
The ship has two decks and the wheelhouse on the upper deck. The lower deck is the vehicle deck. Nine additional, height-adjustable car decks are suspended in the vehicle deck, so that the vehicle deck can be adapted to the respective need for vehicle parking spaces. On the car deck, there are 380 lane meters for trucks 3.1 m wide and 4.3 m high and 360 lane meters for cars 2.3 m wide and 2.1 m high. The use of the height-adjustable car decks enables variable divisions of the car deck, so that when they are fully used there is space for 260 cars. Alternatively, 12 trucks and 180 cars or 24 trucks and 85 cars can be transported. The vehicle deck is loaded and unloaded via a ramp at the stern of the ship.
The passenger deck is located above the vehicle deck. It is accessible from the vehicle deck via stairs in the stern area and a ramp in the bow area. On both sides of the passenger deck there are rows of seats for the passengers. In between there are areas u. a. with table seats, bars and a boutique. On both sides of the passenger deck there are entrances for passengers traveling without a vehicle. There is a small outside deck at the stern.
The ship is equipped with the T-fin system, which is supposed to improve the swell characteristics of the ship in heavy seas and enable the passengers to cross the river more smoothly. The T-fins are retractable so that they are only used when needed.
Web links
- Normandie Express , Brittany Ferries
- Data sheet , Incat (PDF file, 648 kB)
- GA plan , Incat (PDF file, 1.2 MB)
- Normandie Express , Brittany Ferries Enthusiasts
- Normandy Express , Dover Ferry Photos
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Introducing Incat 057 , press release, Incat Tasmania, September 8, 2000.
- ^ HSC Incat Tasmania , Facta om Fartyg. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ↑ Incat's First 98 Meter Evolution 10B Catamaran , press release, Incat Tasmania, November 24, 2000.
- ↑ a b Brittany Ferries' Incat Built Vessel , press release, Incat Tasmania, January 24, 2005.
- ↑ Incat Evolution 10B Wavepiercer Arrives in France . In: Classic Fast Ferries , No. 3, March 2005, Vol. 6, p. 2 (PDF file, 5.0 MB). Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ Passenger Comfort , Incat Tasmania. Retrieved May 10, 2019.