Søby-Færgen

Søby-Færgen

Søby-Færgen

Ship data flag  Denmark other ship names Østbornholm (June 1, 1966 to April 2, 1980) Soby (from December 28, 2014) Ship type ferry Callsign OZRV home port Søby Shipping company Ærøfærgerne Shipyard Kalmar Fartygsreparationer AB, Kalmar Build number 416 Launch April 6, 1966 Commissioning June 1, 1966 Decommissioning launched in 2012

Ship dimensions and crew length 46.22 m ( Lüa ) width 9.50 m Draft Max. 2.80 m measurement 299.88 GRT, after conversion 294 GRT   crew 4th

Machine system machine 1 × 6-cylinder Deutz diesel engine RBV GM 545 Machine performance 800 PS (588 kW) Top speed 12 kn (22 km / h) propeller Fixed pitch propeller

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 12; after renovation: 190 (summer), 130 (winter) Vehicle capacity 26 cars

Others Registration numbers IMO no. 6611667

Søby-Færgen was a Danish ferry that operated on the Søby - Fåborg route from 1980 to May 22, 2012 . Home port was Søby.

history

The ferry was built as a general cargo and pallet cargo ship Østbornholm in 1966 for Aktieselskabet Det Østbornholmske Dampskibsselskab in Nexø and was the last ship of this shipping company at the time. Until April 2, 1980 the Østbornholm drove for Bornholms Fragtrute A / S on the freight route Nexø– Copenhagen .

Then the ship came to Søby. It was converted into a passenger and car ferry on Søby Værft and received an elevated superstructure with a continuous vehicle deck. It was used on the Søby – Fåborg route. Until it was shut down, it belonged to the following owners who operated this line: Hurtigruten Faaborg – Ærø K / S (April 2, 1980 to August 18, 1999), Det Ærøske Færgetrafikselskab (DÆF) (August 18, 1999 to May 8, 2002), Det Ærøske Trafikselskab I / S (May 8, 2002 to October 5, 2006) and Ærø Kommune (October 5, 2006 to May 29, 2012). In some cases the ferry was also used on all other routes to and from Ærø .

In 2012, the ferry, which was 45 years old at the time, would have required an extensive reconstruction worth two to three million Danish kroner , which the municipal ferry company Ærøfærgerne could not finance. Therefore the ferry line was included in a new triangular route, which in addition to the Søby – Fåborg route also serves the route to Fynshav . There the Skjoldnæs is used, which ran both routes until the Ellen was commissioned and made the Søby-Færgen superfluous.

Your last bet was made on 22 May 2012 after which it was on May 29, 2012, the Dutch sold and society MOBI Groep BV in Marstal launched . On December 28, 2014, the ship left Marstal under the name Soby for Cape Verde .

literature

• Different Riis: Færger og passagerskibe i Danmark . 2006, ISBN 87-90924-25-8 .

Web links

Commons : Søby-Færgen  - Collection of images

• Picture of the ship at shipspotting.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Søby-Færgen (ex. Østbornholm). In: faergelejet.dk. Retrieved December 4, 2013 (Danish). 
2. ^ M / F Søby-Færgen. Archived from the original on November 1, 2003 ; accessed on December 4, 2013 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Østbornholm. In: faergejournalen.dk. Retrieved December 6, 2013 (Danish). 
4. ^ M / F Søby-Færgen. Ærøfærgerne A / S, archived from the original on December 11, 2013 ; Retrieved February 12, 2016 (Danish). 
5. ↑ Søren L. Hviid: Færgen mellem Faaborg og Søby udfases. March 15, 2012, accessed December 6, 2013 (Danish). 
6. ^ Søren L. Hviid: Søby-Færgen til Holland. June 4, 2012, accessed December 6, 2013 (Danish).