Wind Solution

Wind Solution

Ship data flag  United Kingdom other ship names Princess Christina (1969–1981) Safe Christina (1981-1982) Princess Christina (1982-1983) Stena Nordica (1983–1985) Europafärjan I (1985–1987) Lion Price (1987-1998) Stena Price (1998-1999) Commodore (1999-2003) Palau (2003-2008) Aqua Solution (since 2018) Ship type Barge Callsign 2ARO7 home port London Shipping company C-bed, Hoofdorp Shipyard Aalborg Værft, ( Aalborg ) Build number 180 Keel laying January 14, 1969 Launch May 9, 1969 takeover 6th December 1969

Ship dimensions and crew length 123.45 m ( Lüa ) 112.00 m ( Lpp ) width 19.61 m Side height 7.50 m Draft Max. 5.25 m displacement 6.598  t measurement 8,893 GT

Machine system machine 8 × diesel engine Machine performance 10,328 kW (14,042 hp) Top speed 20.5 kn (38 km / h) Energy supply 4 × diesel generator Generator power 2,526 kW (3,434 hp) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 1,845 dw running track meters 486 m Pax cabins 80

Others Classifications Registro Italiano Navale Registration numbers IMO no. 6918560

The Wind Solution is a residential and offshore support vessel from the Dutch company C-bed. It was built as a ferry .

history

The ship was built in 1969 under the hull number 180 as Prinsessan Christina on the Aalborg Værft , Aalborg , Denmark and was used between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn from the end of the year . From 1974 to 1981 the ship was used between Gothenburg and Travemünde .

Between August 1981 and October 1981 the ship drove temporarily for Sally Line on the route between Dunkerque and Ramsgate .

Wind Solution , here still as Lion Prince for the Lion Ferry shipping company

Until the late 1990s, the ship, with changing names and for various shipping companies, mainly sailed between Sweden , Denmark and Norway . In February 1999, the ship was in Miami launched in March of the year after Italy sold. Here it was used as a commodore between Genoa and Sardinia or Corsica . After the shipping company had ceased service in October 2002, the ship was launched in Genoa. In the following years the ship was used on various routes in the Mediterranean.

In 2008 the ship was sold to C-bed and in 2008/2009 Tallinn and Fredericia were converted into a barge . Since then it has been used as accommodation in the construction of offshore wind farms .

The ship was sold in January 2018. The ship is now owned by the Greek company Seajets . It was then renamed Aqua Soltion .

Sister ships

The ship has a sister ship , the Ionian Star .

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by eight diesel engines from Nydqvist & Holm, each with an output of 1,291  kW . The motors act on two controllable pitch propellers . Four diesel generators are available for the power supply on board, three generators from the manufacturer Nydqvist & Holm with around 772 kW each and one from the manufacturer Mercedes-Benz with an output of around 210 kW.

As a RoRo ferry, the ship could carry 1,400 passengers. There was space for 360 cars on the loading deck. After the conversion to a residential ship, the ship has 80 cabins.

Web links

• Ship information from Fakta om Fartyg

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ferry oldie »Prinsessan Christina« sold again. February 9, 2018, accessed February 10, 2018 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} Wind Solution , Transnautic Ship Management.
3. ↑ Wind Solution , fleet list at C-bed.