Wight class
.jpg) Wight Sun
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The Wight class (also known as the R class ) is a class of three double-ended ferries operated by the British shipping company Wightlink. The ships operate on the route between Lymington and Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight .
description
The ferries were designed by the Hart, Fenton & Company shipbuilding firm in Portsmouth . LAP Architects in Billericay were responsible for the interior design . The ships were built at the Croatian shipyard Brodogradiliste Kraljevica. The construction contract for initially two ferries was signed in December 2006. A third ferry was ordered in early November 2007. The ships replaced the three C-class ferries built in 1973 . During the construction phase, the ship class was referred to as the R class. Due to the naming of the ferries, the name of the ship class was later changed to Wight class (often shortened to W class).
The ships were of four six-cylinder - diesel engines of manufacturer Volvo (type: D16MH) driven by each 552 kW of power. A maximum of three of the four motors are required in normal operation, the fourth serves as a replacement. The motors act on two Voith-Schneider propellers .
The ferries have a continuous vehicle deck on the main deck with five lanes for cars. The vehicle deck is accessible via fold-down ramps at both ends of the ferries and is largely covered by the superstructures . 110 lane meters are available for trucks on the main deck . An additional deck is hung on one side of the ferries, on which cars can be transported in two lanes. This is accessible via two movable ramps. The usable height below this deck is 1.8 meters. In addition, the ferries have another vehicle deck called the garage deck. This allows further cars to be transported on three lanes. The garage deck can be loaded on the main deck, but also via the deck attached to the side, and then pulled up into part of the superstructure, so that below it is 4.7 meters high enough for the transport of trucks is available. A total of 1111 m² is available: 650 m² on the main deck, 187 m² on the side deck including the ramps and 274 m² on the garage deck.
In the superstructure there are lounges with seating for the passengers and a bistro, as well as an open deck with additional seating on the deck above. Amidships there are also two other decks with office and ship operating rooms and the overlying continuous over the entire width of the ship bridge .
The engine room is located below the vehicle deck .
The capacity of the ferries is given as 65 cars. The ferries can carry 15 more cars than the older C-class ferries. The passenger capacity is 360 people.
Ships
| Wight class | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Building name | Build number | IMO number |
Keel laying Launching Delivery Commissioning |
| Wight Light | 550 | 9446972 | June 26, 2007 January 26, 2008 August 2008 February 25, 2009 |
| Wight Sky | 551 | 9446984 | August 13, 2007 April 12, 2008 September 2008 February 25, 2009 |
| Wight Sun | 552 | 9490416 | January 26, 2008 June 28, 2008 April 2009 May 25, 2009 |
The ships fly the flag of the United Kingdom and their home port is London .
criticism
The Lymington River Association criticizes the ferries as too big for the Lymington River estuary . She fears damage to the sensitive environment. In addition, the ferries pose a risk for water sports enthusiasts , because the area in front of the ship is not sufficiently visible from the bridge and the height of the ferries could pose a risk to sailing boats that got in their slipstream . Wightlink sees no additional threat to the environment in the ferries. The ferries did not create waves with a significant impact on the salt marshes of the Lymington Estuary. Even sailors would only be affected very briefly by the slipstream caused by the ferries.
Web links
- Ship list , Wightlink
Individual evidence
- ^ Isle of Wight Ro-Ro Rollout , Maritime Journal, March 13, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ↑ a b Light shines through for Wightlink , Riviera Maritime Media, December 22, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ New Wightlink Ferries To Be Built In Croatia ( Memento of October 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), press release, Wightlink, March 12, 2007.
- ^ Wightlink Confirms Order For Third New Ferry For Lymington To Yarmouth Route ( Memento December 22, 2007 on the Internet Archive ), press release, Wightlink, November 2, 2007.
- ↑ Introduction ( Memento of April 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), Wightlink.
- ^ Wightlink - Ferry, Lymington to Isle of Wight, UK , Ship Technology. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ A b New Ships Facts ( Memento of April 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), Wightlink.
- ↑ Wight Sun - IMO 9490416 , picture at ShipSpotting.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ↑ Wight Light - IMO 9446972 , picture at ShipSpotting.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ↑ a b An Analysis of Lymington-Yarmouth Ferry Capacity , Version 2.1a, June 13, 2008, The Lymington River Association (PDF, 3.3 MB). Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ↑ Wight Class Deck Plan , Wightlink (JPG, 227 kB). Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ Lymington River Association . Retrieved July 13, 2020.
