Vargøy

Vargøy

1997 in the Heligoland inland port

Ship data flag  Norway other ship names Seaplane (2004-2008) Conkbayiri (since 2009) Ship type catamaran class FlyingCat 40 Callsign LHGD home port Hammerfest Owner Finnmark Fylkesrederi og Ruteselskap, Hammerfest Shipyard Kværner Fjellstrand A / S Build number 1623 Keel laying December 8, 1993 Launch June 1, 1994 Whereabouts as Conkbayiri momentum

Ship dimensions and crew length 40.0 m ( Lüa ) 37.3 m ( Lpp ) width 10.1 m Draft Max. 3.97 m measurement 477 GT / 144 NRZ

Machine system machine 2 × MTU - the diesel engine (type: 16V396TE74L) Machine performance 4,000 kW (5,438 hp) Top speed 34 kn (63 km / h) propeller 2 × water jet propulsion

Transport capacities Load capacity 50 tdw Permitted number of passengers 230

Data as Conkbayiri flag  Turkey home port Istanbul Callsign TCA2974

Others IMO no. 9101742

The Vargøy is a former Norwegian catamaran . The ship, which is now in service as Conkbayiri under the Turkish flag , is of the "FlyingCat 40" type, which was built by the Norwegian shipyard Kværner Fjellstrand with different equipment and sometimes with different data.

history

The ship was built under construction number 1623 at the Kværner Fjellstrand shipyard in Omastrand for the Finnmark Fylkesrederi og Ruteselskap shipping company in Hammerfest . The keel was laid on December 8, 1993, the launch on June 1, 1994. It was completed on June 14, 1994. The ship was initially used in ferry traffic from Hammerfest.

In the summer of 1997 and in the following years from April to October, the ship was used by the Speedways Fast Ferries shipping company between Hamburg and Helgoland . In the winter months it was on in Norway. The ship was the first catamaran to be used in daily scheduled services to Helgoland.

Speedways Fast Ferries did not use the Vargøy again in 2003 after the Förde Reederei Seetouristik had replaced the previously used catamaran Hanse Jet II - also a catamaran of the "FlyingCat 40" type - with the much larger new Halunder Jet in May 2003 . The Halunder Jet was able to carry more passengers than the two FlyingCat 40 catamarans combined, but it was not to be expected that the demand would be sufficient for both ships.

In 2004 the catamaran was sold to the Uri Express Ferry shipping company in South Korea . The ship's new name was Seaplane . In 2007 the ship went to Korea Express Ferry. In 2008 it was sold to the Turkish company Gestas Deniz Ulasim Turizm Ticaret, which uses it as Conkbayiri in the ferry service from Çanakkale .

Technical data and equipment

The drive of the ship by two sixteen-cylinder - four stroke - diesel engines of manufacturer MTU (type: 16V396TE74L) each with 2,000  kW power . The motors act on two water jet drives . The maximum speed of the ship is around 34  knots .

For power generation two diesel generator sets are available in which two MTU diesel engines (type: 6R009TE31) each with 94 kW power two Leroy-Somer generators (model: M4418), each with 101  kVA apparent power drive.

The passenger capacity of the ship was 230 people. In addition, 12 t of cargo could be transported on the aft deck. A crane was available for this, which was attached to the starboard side. The crane was later removed. Gestas Deniz Ulasim Turizm Ticaret markets the ship with a passenger capacity of 299 people.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Vargøy , HSC-Norway, Norsk Hurtigbåthistorie 1971–2011. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
2. ↑ Andrew Cooke: Halunder Jet , Shipping Today & Yesterday Magazine, July 10, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
3. ↑ FFR sells FlyingCat 40m in South Korea. In: Classic Fast Ferries , 2/2004, p. 6 (PDF, 4.2 MB). Retrieved September 24, 2018.
4. ^ Catamarans come and go in Hamburg. In: Classic Fast Ferries , 3/3003, p. 18 (PDF, 4 MB). Retrieved September 24, 2018.
5. ↑ 1994 MS Vargøy , skipshistorie.net. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Filomuz , Gestas Deniz Ulasim Turizm Ticaret. Retrieved September 24, 2018.