HSC Gotlandia II in the harbour of Visby on 5 July 2009. |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HSC Gotlandia II |
| Owner: | Destination Gotland |
| Operator: | Destination Gotland |
| Port of registry: | Visby, Sweden |
| Route: | Visby—Nynäshamn, Visby—Oskarshamn |
| Ordered: | July 19, 2004 |
| Builder: | Fincantieri, Italy |
| Yard number: | 6128 |
| Laid down: | February 28, 2005 |
| Launched: | December 30, 2005 |
| Christened: | April 18, 2006 |
| In service: | July 6, 2006 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9328015 |
| Status: | In service (in repairs after collision) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | fast ferry |
| Tonnage: | 6,554 gross register tons (GRT) 578 metric tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 122 m (400 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 16.65 m (54 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 3.33 m (10 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power: | 4x MAN B&W RK 280, 36.000 kW |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59.26 km/h; 36.82 mph) |
| Capacity: | 780 passengers 160 cars |
HSC Gotlandia II is a fast ferry operated by the Swedish company Destination Gotland. It was built by Fincantieri, Italy in 2006. It is used on Destination Gotland's routes Nynäshamn-Visby and Oskarshamn-Visby. The ferry can carry up to 780 passengers and has a waterjet propulsion system that allows speeds up to 35 knots.
On July 23, 2009 Gotlandia II and another Destination Gotland ferry, MS Gotland, collided outside Nynäshamn. Gotlandia II received heavy damage to its superstructure and 5 people were rushed to a hospital. It was later announced that the ferry would be out of service for the rest of the season.[1] Two days after the collision Gotlandia II sailed to Norrköping, where it will be laid up until a shipyard that can take the ship in for repairs is found.[2]