Silvia Ana L.

Silvia Ana L.

Ship data flag  Uruguay Ship type Fast ferry Callsign CXQZ home port Montevideo Owner Los Cipreses SA Shipyard Bazans Fernando Shipyard, Cadiz, Spain Launch 2nd July 1996

Ship dimensions and crew length 125 m ( Lüa ) width 18.7 m Draft Max. 2.52 m measurement 7895 BRZ / 2369 NRZ

Machine system machine 6 × diesel engines (Caterpillar 3616TA) Machine performance 33,900 kW (46,091 hp) Top speed 38 kn (70 km / h) propeller 5 × water jet propulsion

Transport capacities Load capacity 466 dw Permitted number of passengers 1,250 people Vehicle capacity 238 cars

Others Classifications Det Norske Veritas Registration numbers IMO no. 9119385

The Silvia Ana L was at the time of its construction the second largest monohull high speed ferry in the world. At this point in time, its builder had not yet delivered a larger monohull made of aluminum.

history

The ship was built in 1996 under the hull number 327 at the Spanish shipyard Bazans Fernando Shipyard for the Argentine company Los Cipreses SA. The keel was laid on February 22nd, the launch on July 2nd, 1996. The ship was owned by Boeing Capital Leasing Limited.

The ship was initially used by Buquebus on the Río de la Plata between Buenos Aires , Argentina, and Piriápolis , Uruguay , from the end of 1996 . At the beginning of 1997 it was converted at the shipyard for use by the Norwegian shipping company Color Line .

Color Line used the ship in the summer months together with the Christian IV in the Skagerrak between Hirtshals , Denmark , and Kristiansand , Norway . The trip only took 2½ hours. The rest of the time, the fast ferry operated on the Río de la Plata until April 2000.

Between April 2000 and October 2007 the ship was used in the summer months on the route between Denmark and Norway; the ship was laid up in winter . In 2005 Color Line bought the ship.

The ship was sold to Los Cipreses SA in November 2007 for US $ 16 million and has been operating again for the Buquebus shipping company since December 20, 2007, initially between the two capitals of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Montevideo , Uruguay, then between Buenos Aires and Colonia del Sacramento .

Furnishing

The ship can accommodate 1250 passengers on two decks. The tourist class has 828 seats in four lounges , the 1st class has 422 seats in three lounges. The two vehicle decks, which offer space for up to 238 cars, can each be reached via a rear ramp .

drive

The ship in new livery

The ship is six sixteen-cylinder - diesel engines of the manufacturer Caterpillar driven. The motors each have an output of 5,650  kilowatts and act on a total of five water jet propulsion systems . The ship can reach speeds of up to 38  knots . During the test drives before commissioning on the Río de la Plata, even 42 knots were reached.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Silvia Ana , ship-technology.com. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Silvia Ana L , Fakta om fartyg. Retrieved April 18, 2012

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