Sardinia Regina
 The Sardinia Regina in March 2013
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The Sardinia Regina is a ferry of the Italian shipping company Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries, which was put into service in 1972 . She was built as Visby for the Swedish Rederi AB Gotland and remained in use for them until 1986, since 1980 under the new name Drotten . The ferry, which was extended in 1988, was now also called Corsica Viva II and Corsica Regina . The ship, which has been used on various routes, has had its current name since 1996.
history
Rederi AB Gotland
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The Visby was built under the hull number 161 in the shipyard of Brodogradiliste Jozo Lozovina Mosor in Trogir, then Yugoslavia, and was launched on February 12, 1972. After delivery to Rederi AB Gotland on October 29, 1972 and the transfer trip with a stopover in Kiel , the ship began the ferry service from Nynäshamn to Visby in December 1972 . In 1973 it was supplemented by the structurally identical Gotland .
Both ferries were designed by the Danish Knud E. Hansen A / S and were more expensive to build than all of the previous units of Rederi AB Svea put together. The Brodogradiliste Jozo Lozovina Mosor was selected as the shipyard, although no passenger ferry had been built in it before. In fact, the Visby had some defects on delivery that were later repaired in the Finnboda Varv in Stockholm , but were not considered serious. In addition, the ship was completed nine months later than originally planned
1975 to 1980 the Visby ran in addition to Visby also Oskarshamn . In September 1980 the ship was given the new name Drotten . In 1981 Västervik was called for a short time in addition to the usual route .
In the following years the ferry was chartered out to other shipping companies several times. From May to October 1982 she drove for the Viking Line before she was in service in April 1983 and again from October 1984 to December 1985 for Italian operators between Genoa and Barcelona . During one of these trips, the drotts were damaged in a fire on December 27, 1984 and had to be repaired in Barcelona. In October 1985 the ship was sold, which was still in use for Rederi AB Gotland until the following year.
Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries
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In February 1986 the ferry finally passed to its new owner as the Corsica Viva II and began operating between Savona and Bastia . From October 1988, the ship in the shipyard of Navalia Meccanische Affini in La Spezia was extended by almost 23 meters to create additional space for cabins and passenger areas as well as increased cargo capacity. In April 1989 it was finally put into service under the new name Corsica Regina .
The ferry has had its current name Sardinia Regina since 1996 . It is used on the following routes: From Livorno to Bastia, Livorno to Golfo Aranci , Nice to Bastia, Piombino to Bastia, Piombino to Golfo Aranci and from Savona to Bastia.
Furnishing
The Sardinia Regina can accommodate 1,800 passengers and has cabins for 1,040 people. On-board facilities include a large restaurant called A La Carte , a cinema, a disco, several bars and shops, as well as a playroom for children and a separate area with video games.
Since its conversion, the ship has been able to accommodate 460 cars, which are loaded and unloaded using a bow visor and a tailgate. Before the extension, the freight capacity was 300 cars. The ferry is powered by six Polar SF116VS diesel engines from the Swedish company Nydqvist och Holm (Nohab). This 10,590 kW machine system brings the Sardinia Regina , which is driven by two controllable pitch propellers , to a speed of up to 20 knots .
At 48 years of age, the Sardinia Regina is the oldest unit in the Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries fleet and one of the oldest active ferries in the Mediterranean.
Web links
- The ship on faktaomfartyg.se (Swedish)
- The ship on ferry-site.dk (English)
- Deck plan of the ship
Individual evidence
- ↑ Visby (4). In: Gotlandsbåtar. April 13, 2019, accessed March 7, 2020 .
- ^ Micke Asklander: M / S VISBY. (No longer available online.) In: faktaomfartyg.se. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019 ; accessed on March 7, 2020 .
- ^ Michael Koefoed-Hansen: M / F Sardinia Regina. In: The ferry site. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .
- ^ Micke Asklander: m / v Corsica Victoria & Sardinia Regina. (No longer available online.) In: faktaomfartyg.se. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019 ; accessed on March 4, 2020 .
- ^ Micke Asklander: Corsica & Sardinia Ferries. (No longer available online.) In: faktaomfartyg.se. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019 ; accessed on March 7, 2020 .