SF 1500

SF 1500

Visby

Ship data Ship type Ro-Pax - Ferry Shipping company Destination Gotland , Visby draft Knud E. Hansen, Helsingor Shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., Guangzhou Construction period 2000 to 2003 Units built 2

Ship dimensions and crew length 195.80 m ( Lüa ) 176.00 m ( Lpp ) width 25.64 m Side height 9.30 m Draft Max. 6.41 m measurement 29,746 GT / 9,505 NRZ

Machine system machine 2 x Wärtsilä - diesel engine Machine performance 50,400 kW (68,525 hp) Service speed 28.5 kn (53 km / h) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 4,730 dw running track meters 1750 m Permitted number of passengers 1500 Pax cabins 112 Vehicle capacity 500 cars

Others Classifications DNV GL

The type SF 1500 is a ferry type built for the Swedish shipping company Destination Gotland , of which two units were built. The ferries run between Oskarshamn or Nynäshamn and Visby on Gotland .

description

The ship type was designed by Knud E. Hansen in Helsingør . The ships were ordered in June 1999. The building yard was the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International Co. in Guangzhou . The ships were the first passenger ships to be built at the shipyard.

The vessels are of four Wärtsilä - diesel engines (type 12V46), each with 12,600  kW power driven, two of which via a reduction gear to a pitch propeller effect. The ships are equipped with two electrically powered bow thrusters . Two shaft generators driven by the main engines and three generators driven by Wärtsilä diesel engines (type: 9L20) are available for generating electricity on board . A generator driven by a Cummins diesel engine (type: KTA38) serves as the emergency generator. The ships are equipped with a SCR -Abgasbehandlungssystem for reduction of nitrogen oxides equipped.

The ships have two vehicle decks with 1750  lane meters . The vehicle decks on deck 3 and deck 5 are connected to one another via ramps. The ships are loaded and unloaded via bow and stern ramps on the main deck on deck 3. In front of the bow ramp is a bow visor that opens to the side .

There are four more decks above the vehicle decks. The passenger facilities are located on two of the decks, deck 7 and deck 8. On deck 7 there are rooms with easy chairs and seating at tables, a restaurant, a bistro and a shop. Passenger cabins and a conference room are located on deck 8. There is also a sun deck here. On the two decks above there are rooms for the ship's crew and ship operating rooms. The bridge is located on deck 9 in the forward area of ​​the ships.

The hull of the ships is reinforced with ice ( ice class 1A).

Ships

SF 1500
Building name	Build number	IMO number	Keel laying, launching, delivery	Later names and whereabouts
Visby	9130004	9223784	November 29, 2000 July 3, 2001 January 27, 2003
Gotland	9130005	9223796	July 9, 2001 December 2001 October 8, 2003	2020: drotty

The ships sail under the Swedish flag . Home port is Visby.

Web links

Commons : SF 1500  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Ship list , destination Gotland
• Deck plan , Destination Gotland (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Visby , Knud E. Hansen. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b} data sheet , Knud E. Hansen (PDF, 177 kB). Retrieved June 12, 2020.
3. ^ RoPax (RO-RO / Passenger) Ferry Vessels , GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
4. ^ M / S Visby , Gotlandsbolaget. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
5. ↑ M / S Drotten (ex Gotland) , Gotlandsbolaget. Retrieved June 12, 2020.