Sam (ship)

Sam

Ship data flag  Faroe Islands Ship type car ferry Callsign OW2146 home port Klaksvík Owner Provincial Government of the Faroe Islands Shipping company Strandfaraskip Landsins Shipyard Blaalid Slip & Mek. Verksted, Raudeberg , Vågsøy , Norway  Build number 29 Keel laying January 1975 Launch August 1975 takeover December 1975

Ship dimensions and crew length 33.16 m ( Lüa ) 30.11 m ( Lpp ) width 9.41 m Side height 4.00 m Draft Max. 2.81 m measurement 217 GT / 73 NRZ

Machine system machine 2 × Grenaa diesel engine Machine performance 660 hp (485 kW) Top speed 9.7 kn (18 km / h) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 30 tdw Permitted number of passengers 115 Vehicle capacity 17 cars

Others Classifications DNV GL Registration numbers IMO no. 7602168

The Sam is a car ferry from the Strandfaraskip Landsins to the Faroe Islands .

history

The ferry was built in 1975 under hull number 29 at the Norwegian shipyard Blaalid Slip & Mek. Verksted built in Raudeberg . The keel was laid in January and the launch in August 1975. The ship was completed in December 1975.

Route and travel time

The ferry operates on route 56 between Klaksvík and Syðradalur . The crossing takes 20 minutes.

Technical specifications

The ferry is of two four-cycle - six cylinder - Diesel engines of motor Grenaa factory (type: 6F24) driven. The motors act on two controllable pitch propellers . A shaft generator and a diesel generator are available for power generation.

Web links

• Sam , Strandfaraskip Landsins (in Faroese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sam. In: fjordfaehren.de. Retrieved October 19, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Timetable 56 Klaksvík - Syðradalur. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .