Prins Henrik

**Prins Henrik**
	The Prins Henrik around 1990
Ship data
flag	Denmark
other ship names	Gioventu (1999-2004) ; Espresso Durazzo (2004-2007) ; Esdresso Durazzo (2007)
Ship type	RoPax , ferry
home port	Korsør
Shipping company	Danske Statsbaner
Shipyard	Nakskovs Skibsværft , Nakskov
Build number	203
Order	July 1972
Launch	November 29, 1973
takeover	May 15, 1974
Decommissioning	2006
Whereabouts	Scrapped in India in 2007
Ship dimensions and crew
length	132.7 m ( Lüa )
width	17.7 m
Draft	Max. 4.5 m
measurement	5,623 GRT
From 1981
length	144.56 m ( Lüa )
Draft	Max. 5.0 m
measurement	6,211 GRT
Machine system
machine	4 × B&W-12U28LU-4 diesel engines
Machine ; performance	9,355 kW (12,719 hp)
Top ; speed	17 kn (31 km / h)
propeller	2 × propellers
Transport capacities
running track meters	260 m
Permitted number of passengers	1,124
Vehicle capacity	211 cars
Transport capacities
running track meters	369 m
Permitted number of passengers	1,500
Vehicle capacity	260 cars
Others
Registration ; numbers	IMO no. 7346960

The Prins Henrik was a Danske Statsbaner ferry that entered service in 1974. The ship, which was sold to Italy in 1999 , remained in service until 2002 and was scrapped in India in 2007 after a five-year layover .

history

Prins Henrik

The Prins Henrik was ordered from Nakskovs Skibsværft in Nakskov in July 1972 and launched on November 29, 1973 under construction number 203. After the takeover by the Danske Statsbaner on May 15, 1974, the ship began operating the ferry from Korsør to Nyborg .

In October 1980, the Prins Henrik arrived at its builder in Nyborg, where it was extended from 132.7 to 144.56 meters, which, in addition to increasing the tonnage, also increased the capacity for passengers and vehicles. On September 27, 1981, the ship returned to service and was henceforth in service on the route from Rødby to Puttgarden .

In January 1997, the Prins Henrik became the property of Scandlines . After almost another year in service, it was launched and offered for sale in Nakskov in December 1997 . From January 1999 the ship was in the port of Rødby.

Gioventu

In November 1999, the Italian Traghetti Isole Sarde found a new owner for the ferry, which was renamed Gioventu that same month . After the transfer voyage to Genoa in December, the ship was put into service on the route from Genoa via Palau to Porto Vecchio in June 2000 . From 2001, the Gioventu called at the ports of Porto Torres and Propriano .

After a short charter of the ship to Happy Lines , Traghetti Isole Sarde filed for bankruptcy in October 2002. The Gioventu was sold to another Italian owner the following month and transferred from Genoa to Palermo , where it was from then on.

Espresso Durazzo

After more than one and a half lay times, the ship was renamed Espresso Durazzo in July 2002 and put into service on the route from Bari to Durrës . In the following years the Espresso Durazzo changed hands several times before it was retired in 2006 and sold to India for scrapping. On April 11, 2007, the ship, renamed for the transfer in Esdresso Durazzo , arrived in one of the scrapping yards near Alang .

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