Tom Sawyer (ship)
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Tom Sawyer in Warnemünde
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The Tom Sawyer , named after the main character of the novel " The Adventures of Tom Sawyer " by Mark Twain , is a RoPax - ferry the German shipping company TT-Line . It was originally commissioned as Robin Hood and was later named Nils Holgersson .
history
In April 1988, began Bremerhaven shipyard schichau seebeckwerft with the construction of a new ferry for the TT-line on 10 September 1988 was launched . On January 27, 1989, TT-Line took over the new ship and put it into service the next day. The Robin Hood served the Travemünde - Trelleborg route together with the sister ship Nils Dacke , which was commissioned in October 1988 , as well as the ferries Nils Holgersson and Peter Pan . It was mainly used in freight traffic.
Since the Nils Holgersson sold to France in 1993 and the Peter Pan went to Australia in the same year , the TT-Line needed replacements for both ships. Instead of newbuildings, the shipping company decided to have the two RoPax ferries Robin Hood and Nils Dacke converted. The aim was to increase passenger capacity and comfort. The Robin Hood therefore went to the Wärtsilä shipyard in Turku on December 7, 1992 , where it was rebuilt by March 30, 1993. The partly open, upper vehicle deck (weather deck) was completely built over, so that the top of the three cabin decks (deck 5) together with the restaurant deck above (deck 6) ran continuously to the rear. A container crane was installed at the stern of the ship for self-sufficiency, the chimney was raised and the number of life-saving appliances increased. The number of passengers rose from 300 to 1044, while the vehicle capacity was significantly lower. When the renovation work was completed, the ferry was given the name Nils Holgersson and on April 2, 1993, it returned to the regular service between Travemünde and Trelleborg, which it provided in the following years.
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Over time, the market demand changed significantly. While the number of passengers fell due to the end of duty-free sales and a reduced desire to travel, the volume of freight between Sweden and Germany increased . The Nils Holgersson no longer met the requirements and was therefore replaced in 2001 by a new building of the same name . There was no planned sale of the old ferry, as larger ships were needed on the Rostock – Trelleborg ferry route. Instead, the ship went to their shipyard in Bremerhaven, where it was rebuilt into a RoPax ferry. The shipyard largely removed the superstructures that were added during the first conversion and installed an open loading deck. As a result, 2000 loading meters were now available, while the passenger capacity was reduced to 328 people. The renovation that began in August 2001 was completed on October 12, 2001. On that day the ship was given the new name Tom Sawyer . This was determined by a competition within the TT-Line workforce. The sister ship, which was also converted, was named Huckleberry Finn .
The Tom Sawyer began her liner service between Rostock and Trelleborg on October 15, 2001. On January 21, 2004, in Trelleborg, oil leaked from a crack between the oil bunker and the ballast tank into the harbor basin, which forced a stay in the shipyard in Rostock.
technology
The Tom Sawyer is 177.2 m long and 26.0 m wide. Her maximum draft is 5.75 m. The ship, measured at 26,478 GT, has a carrying capacity of 6300 tdw and a cargo capacity of 2,300 loading meters. This is sufficient for 160 semi-trailers or 500 cars. The Tom Sawyer can accommodate 328 passengers, for each of which a bunk is available.
Originally, the ferry could load 8900 tdw with the same gross tonnage. With only 300 passengers and 284 berths, the ship had 2250 loading meters. After the first conversion, this number sank to 1480 loading meters, while there were now 1020 berths on board for 1044 passengers. As Nils Holgersson , the ship was measured with 30,825 GT. Its load-bearing capacity, however, was only 5500 dwt.
The ferry is powered by four diesel engines. The engines manufactured by MAN - B&W have a combined output of 14,800 kW and accelerate the Tom Sawyer to 18.0 kn.
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Footnotes
- ↑ a b c d e f Nils Holgersson (V) - through the ages. (No longer available online.) In: TT-Line. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014 ; Retrieved April 24, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c Tom Sawyer - Huckleberry Finn: Technology. (No longer available online.) In: TT-Line. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014 ; Retrieved April 24, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g M / S Robin Hood (1989). In: Facta om Fartyg. Retrieved April 24, 2014 .