Romantica (ship, 1977)

Romantica

Ship data flag  Germany Ship type Passenger ship Callsign DC8938 home port Bernkastel Owner Passenger shipping Gebr. Kolb Shipyard Schmidt shipyard Launch 1977

Ship dimensions and crew length 36.16 m ( Lüa ) width 7.72 m Draft Max. 1.30 m displacement 180  t   crew 2

Machine system machine 2 ×  marine diesel engine Machine performance 430 kW (585 hp) Top speed 9 kn (17 km / h) propeller 2 ×  SRP

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 250

Others Registration numbers ENI 04304110

The Romantica is a passenger ship of the Kolb Gebr. Passenger Shipping Company with home port Bernkastel . It is mainly used in regular services between Traben-Trarbach and Bernkastel on the Moselle .

history

The Romantica was built in 1977 at the Schmidt shipyard. Due to the oil crisis in the 1970s , it was made of lightweight construction to save fuel, e.g. B. the outer sheets with only 4 mm material thickness.

Until 1992 the Romantica was in use as a day excursion ship for the Kaufer shipping company in Koningswinter . Since 1992 it has been part of the passenger shipping fleet of Gebr. Kolb. The ship was originally approved for up to 498 passengers, but this was later reduced to 250 people.

Technical specifications

The Romantica is 36.16 meters long, 7.72 meters wide and has a draft of 1.30 meters. The ship is powered by two marine diesel engines , a MAN 2866 R6 in-line engine with around 230 kW and a Mercedes V10 engine with around 200 kW, which act on two electrically controlled Schottel rudder propellers .

Decks and equipment

Seating plan 2018

The Romantica has three decks :

• In the lower closed main deck 120 seats, a kitchen, bar and toilets.
• In the middle deck there are about 140 additional seats in the closed area and about 100 seats outside.
• On the upper deck there are about 70 more seats behind the steering position .

Web links

Commons : Romantica  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Our ships. Passenger Shipping Gebr. Kolb, accessed on August 19, 2018 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ewout Quax / ELMA Multimedia BV: ROMANTICA - De Binnenvaart. Retrieved August 27, 2018 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ About us. Passenger Shipping Gebr. Kolb, accessed on August 19, 2018 . 
3. ↑ See discussion