Seapacer class

**Seapacer class**
	Finnclipper in Kapellskär, Sweden
Ship data
Ship type	RoPax ship
Shipyard	Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real, Spain
Construction period	1997 to 2001
Units built	4th
Ship dimensions and crew
length	188.30 m ( Lüa ) 172.13 m ( Lpp )
width	29.54 m
Side height	15.10 m
Draft	Max. 6.30 m
displacement	21,210 t
measurement	29,841 GT / 9,652 NRZ ; (after conversion: 33,958 GT / 10,214 NRZ)
Machine system
machine	4 × Sulzer - diesel engine (8ZAL40S)
Machine ; performance	23,040 kW (31,326 hp)
Top ; speed	22 kn (41 km / h)
propeller	2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity	7,823 dw
running track meters	2,500 m
Permitted number of passengers	440
Others
Classifications	Registro Italiano Navale ; Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
annotation
Data	Finnclipper

The Seapacer class is a four-unit class of RoPax ships . The ships were built at the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Españoles in Puerto Real and put into service between 1999 and 2001.

details

The first two ships in the series were ordered by Stena Line from the shipyard in October 1995 and built from 1997 to 1999. They were sold to Finnlines before completion . The third ship in the series was ordered in October 1997 and built from 1999 to 2000, the fourth ship followed in 2001.

The drive of the vessels is carried out by four eight-cylinder - diesel engines of the manufacturer Sulzer (8ZAL40S) each with 5,760 kW power . The motors act on two variable pitch propellers via gears . In the bow are two cross-beam control systems . Three diesel generators with a total output of 3,840 kW are available for the power supply .

Three decks are available for rolling loads . These are accessible via a bow or a stern ramp . The bow ramp is 18.5 meters long and 6.5 meters wide. The passage to the loading deck is 6.5 meters wide and 5.2 meters high. There is a bow visor in front of the bow ramp . The stern ramp is a total of 14 meters long. It is 19.5 meters wide on the ship and tapers to 15 meters. The passage to the loading deck is 20 meters wide and 5.2 meters high. The individual loading decks are connected to one another via ramps. The lower cargo deck has five lanes, the other two seven lanes each. The middle cargo deck is divided into three by longitudinal bulkheads. The capacity of the type ship is 2,500 gauge meters . The capacities of the follow-up buildings differ somewhat from this.

The passenger facilities are located in three decks above the cargo decks, which extend from the bow to approximately amidships.

The hull of the ships is reinforced with ice. The ships are classified with ice class 1A. They have stabilizers and are equipped with an anti-heeling system to maintain stability during cargo handling.

The Finneagle was renamed Euroferry Corfu in October 2017 and used by the Grimaldi Group in the Mediterranean under the Italian flag.

The Finnclipper is to be used by Balearia from May 2018 .

The ships

Seapacer class
Building name	delivery	Build number	IMO number	Renaming and whereabouts
Finnclipper	May 18, 1999	78	9137997	Rosalind Franklin (2018) → so on the move
Finneagle	October 1, 1999	79	9138006	Euroferry Corfu (2017) → Vizzavona (2018) → so in motion
Stena Britannica	August 25, 2000	80	9145164	Finnfellow (2003) → so on the move
Stena Hollandica	February 2001	81	9145176	Extended in 2007 at the Lloyd shipyard → Stena Germanica III (2010) → Stena Germanica → in motion