WB Yeats (ship)

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WB Yeats
The WB Yeats 2018 in Flensburg
The WB Yeats 2018 in Flensburg
Ship data
flag Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus
Ship type ferry
Callsign 5BXC4
home port Limassol
Owner Irish Continental Group
Shipping company Irish Ferries
Shipyard Flensburg shipbuilding company
Build number 771
building-costs 144 million euros
Order May 27, 2016
Keel laying 11th September 2017
Launch 19th January 2018
takeover December 12, 2018
Commissioning 22nd January 2019
Ship dimensions and crew
length
194.8 m ( Lüa )
186.5 m ( Lpp )
width 32.12 m
Side height 10 m
Draft Max. 6.7 m
measurement 51,388 GT / 26,479 NRZ
Machine system
machine 4 × Caterpillar - diesel engine (type: 8M43 (C))
Top
speed 		22.5 kn (42 km / h)
propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity 7,859 dwt
running track meters 3,500 m
Permitted number of passengers 1,885
Pax cabins 435
Vehicle capacity 165 trucks, 1216 cars
Others
Classifications DNV GL
Registration
numbers 		IMO 9809679

The WB Yeats is a passenger and car ferry operated by Irish Ferries .

history

The ferry was built by the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) under construction number 771 . The order was placed in May 2016 by the Irish Continental Group (ICG), which operates Irish Ferries' ferry routes. Construction began on April 7, 2017. The ship was laid down on September 11, 2017. The largest passenger and car ferry ever built in Flensburg was christened on January 19, 2018 and launched with a traditional launch . Godmother was Ricki Rothwell, the daughter of the CEO of the Irish Continental Group. Then the deckhouse sections , which were built under subcontracted by a Polish shipyard, were placed on the hull with floating cranes .

The maiden voyage of the € 144 million ferry was initially planned for June and later for July 12, 2018 from Dublin . The delivery was postponed several times.

When testing the drive system on October 17, 2018, one of the diesel engines overheated and was severely damaged after an outlet valve in the engine's cooling water circuit was closed. There is a suspicion that the valve was intentionally closed. The shipyard then filed a criminal complaint with the public prosecutor's office in Flensburg . On October 29, 2018, the ship set sail for a test drive in the direction of Bornholm and returned to Flensburg on November 7, 2018.

The ship was delivered on December 12, 2018. She entered service on the Dublin - Holyhead route on January 22, 2019. It has been in service between Dublin and Cherbourg since March 2019.

description

The 194-meter-long and 31-meter-wide new building is measured at 51,388 GT and at 2800 loading meters has  space for 165 trucks or trailers . There is an additional car deck for cars with a capacity of 300 cars. There is space for 1216 cars on the total of 3,500 loading meters. Cabins, restaurants and bars are laid out on four decks for up to 1,885 passengers. There is also a Premium Club Class Lounge with direct access to the car deck. The 435 cabins are designed as standard or deluxe cabins and as suites. The suites have their own balcony.

Web links

Commons : WB Yeats  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Irish Ferries invests € 315m in two new vessel , Irish Examiner, January 3, 2018, accessed January 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Irish Ferries orders new RoPax at Flensburger , press release, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, May 16, 2016 (PDF file, 11 kB), accessed on February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Strong Irish Ferries Presence at Keel Laying Ceremony. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Frank Behling: Flensburg shipyard delivers the ferry. Kieler Nachrichten, December 12, 2018, accessed on December 13, 2018 .
  5. ↑ A world of wonder awaits as Irish Ferries prepares for the Christmas delivery of the WB Yeats. Irish Ferries, December 12, 2018, accessed December 13, 2018 .
  6. ↑ https://afloat.ie/port-news/ferry-news/item/41576-wb-yeats-cruise-ferry-made-its-maiden-voyage-from-dublin-to-holyhead
  7. ^ WB Yeats. DNV GL, accessed December 14, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Start of construction for Irish Ferries new building. April 11, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Marcel Brech: Launching for Irish Ferries new building "WB Yeats" , Fähr-aktuell, January 22, 2018, accessed on January 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ "WB Yeats" for Irish Ferries: Launching a hopeful woman , Flensburger Tageblatt , January 20, 2018, accessed January 26, 2018.
  11. ^ Frank Behling: “WB Yeats” is launched at FSG , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung , January 19, 2018.
  12. ^ Frank Behling: Suspicion of sabotage on the Ireland ferry. In: kn-online.de. October 25, 2018, accessed October 25, 2018 .
  13. ^ Criminal complaint filed: Flensburg shipyard suspects sabotage. October 25, 2018, accessed March 9, 2020 .
  14. ↑ WB Yeats successfully completed test drive. Ferry News, November 8, 2018, accessed November 8, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Facta om Fartyg: M / S WB Yeats. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Irish Ferries Splashes Out New $ 161 mln Vessel. June 3, 2016, accessed August 9, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Rebecca Moore: Irish Ferries unveils details about new cruise ferry , Passenger Ship Technology, January 23, 2018, accessed January 26, 2018.