Skåne (ship, 1998)

**Skåne**
	The Skåne on April 29, 2014 leaving Rostock-Warnemünde
Ship data
flag	Sweden
Ship type	Rail and car ferry
Callsign	SIEVE
Owner	Stena Line, Sweden
Shipyard	Astilleros Españoles, Puerta Real, Spain
Launch	August 9, 1997
Whereabouts	In motion
Ship dimensions and crew
length	199.0 m ( Lüa )
width	29.6 m
Draft	Max. 7.0 m
measurement	42,705 GT
Machine system
machine	4 × MAN-B & W 48 / 60L8 diesel engines
Machine ; performance	28,960 kW (39,375 hp)
Top ; speed	21 kn (39 km / h)
Transport capacities
Load capacity	7290 dw
running track meters	Rail 1110 m ; RoRo 3295 m
Permitted number of passengers	600
Vehicle capacity	55 wagons + 500 cars
Others
Classifications	Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Registration ; numbers	IMO no. 9133915

The Skåne is the largest combined railway and ro-pax ferry in the world.

details

The ferry , built in 1997/98 with hull number 77 at the Astilleros Españoles shipyard in Puerta Real, Spain, was built on behalf of SweFerry AB , Helsingborg. After the nameless launch in August 1997, the ship was christened at the end of March 1998 . Technical problems during the test drive in May 1998 were followed by repairs and on June 22nd of the same year it was handed over to SweFerry. Before it was put into service, it was completed at the Danish Fredericia Skibsværft .

Since August 7, 1998, the ship has been in regular service on the Rostock – Trelleborg ferry route in the Baltic Sea . In 2000, SweFerry was taken over by Stena Line and operated under the name Scandlines AB until 2012 . After the Rostock – Trelleborg ferry line was transferred from Scandlines to Stena Line, Skåne has also been running in the Stena Line colors since the end of 2012.

Incident 2012

On March 1, 2012, the Arklow Spirit collided with the Skåne in the Rostock Sea Canal . As a result of the impact of the Arklow Spirit , the Skåne was dented on the aft starboard side, but was able to resume travel.