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RoRo 2200 is a RoRo class of ships that was built by the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft for Seatruck Ferries .
history
The ships of the RoRo 2200 class were built from 2011 to 2012 by the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft. The ships were ordered by Seatruck Ferries in March 2008.
The Seatruck Progress , the first ship in the series, was named "Ship of the Year 2011" by Hansa magazine .
Two ships, the Seatruck Performance and the Seatruck Precision , were operated by Stena Line between Belfast and Heysham and between Belfast and Liverpool from 2012 to 2018 . Since then Seatruck Ferries has been using the ships between Warrenpoint and Heysham.
Technical data and equipment
The ships are powered by two seven-cylinder diesel engines made by MAN (type 7L48 / 60-CR) with an output of 8,000 kW each. The motors act on two variable pitch propellers via gears . The ships in the series are equipped with two 1,000 kW cross-thrust steering systems.
Two diesel generators from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are available for the power supply . An emergency generator from MAN was also installed.
On board the ships, there are 2,166 gauge meters on four decks for rolling loads . The lowest deck on the tank ceiling is 5 meters high, the two decks above are each 5.2 meters high. These two decks can be reached directly via the 17.6 meter wide stern ramp . The tank ceiling and weather deck can be reached via ramps 4.4 meters wide on board.
The deckhouse is located in the forward area of the ships.
The ships
| RoRo 2200 | ||||
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| Building name | Delivery / year of construction | Build number | IMO number | Renaming and whereabouts |
| Seatruck Progress | November 2011 | 746 | 9506203 | - |
| Seatruck Power | February 2012 | 747 | 9506215 | - |
| Seatruck performance | April 2012 | 751 | 9506227 | Stena Performer (2012) → Seatruck Performance (2018) |
| Seatruck Precision | June 2012 | 752 | 9506239 | Stena Precision (2012) → Seatruck Precision (2018) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Seatruck Progress Freight Ferry, Isle of Man, United Kingdom , Ship Technology. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d e George Backwell: Hansa 'Ship of the Year' - Seatruck RoRo Freight Ferry , Marine Propulsion, March 3, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ Despite Brexit: Seatruck increases UK capacity with FSG ferries. June 20, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Seatruck Progress , Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ Seatruck Power , Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ Seatruck Performance , Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ Eric SO: Stena Shipping photo gallery. September 1, 2013, accessed on September 1, 2013 ( A Stena Bulk tanker is carry the name STENA PERFORMANCE, so this Seatruck ferry became the STENA PERFORMER. ).
- ↑ Seatruck Precision , Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ Despite »Brexit«: Seatruck increases UK capacity with FSG ferries. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018 .