MS Skania
 MS Skania | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: |
1995—2004: Superfast I 2004—2008: Eurostar Roma 2008 onwards: Skania |
| Owner: |
1995—2004: Superfast Ferries[1] 2003—2008: Atlantic Navigazion[1] 2008 onwards: Polish Steamship Co[2] |
| Operator: |
1995—2004: Superfast Ferries 2004—2008: Grimaldi lines 2008 onwards: Unity Line[2] |
| Port of registry: |
1995—2004: Patras,  Greece 2004—2008: Naples,  Italy[2]2008 onwards: Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Builder: | Schichau Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven, Germany[1] |
| Yard number: | 1087[2] |
| Launched: | 30 July 1995[2] |
| Christened: | 25 March 1995[2] |
| Acquired: | 6 April 1995[2] |
| In service: | 15 April 1995[2] |
| Identification: |
IMO number: 9086588[2] Call sign: C6XF4 MMSI number: 311007200 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type: | Superfast I class fast ropax ferry |
| Tonnage: | 23,663 GT |
| Displacement: | 5,717 t DWT |
| Length: | 173.50 m (569 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 24.00 m (79 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.41 m (21 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 12ZAV40S diesels 34550 kW |
| Speed: | 27.9 knots (51.7 km/h; 32.1 mph) maximum speed |
| Capacity: | 1400 passengers 686 berths 830 cars 1850 lanemeters |
MS Skania is a fast ropax ferry operated by Unity Line on their Swinoujscie - Ystad route. She was built in 1995 by Schichau Seebeckwerft in Bremerhaven, Germany for Superfast Ferries as MS Superfast I. Between 2004 and 2008 she sailed for Grimaldi Lines as MS Eurostar Roma.
Concept and construction
The Superfast I was the first ship built for Attica Group's subsidiary Superfast Ferries for their Adriatic Sea services from Patras to Ancona.[3] She is a sister ship of MS Superfast II.[2]
Service history
1995—2004: Superfast I
The Superfast I entered service on 14 April 1995 on Superfast Ferries' Patras—Ancona route.[2] In March 1998 after the arrival of the Superfast III & Superfast IV, Superfast I, along with her sister MS Superfast II were transferred to a new route Bari - Igoumenitsa - Patras. In January 2004 the Superfast I was sold to Grimaldi lines, with a delivery date in February of the same year.[2]
2004—2008: Eurostar Roma
Grimaldi Lines took over their new ship on 30 September 2003 and renamed her Eurostar Roma.[2] On 15 March 2004, after a small refit she began on the Civitavecchia – Barcelona route. In March 2008 she was sold to the Polish Steamship Co. with dilivery set for May 2008. In April, after the delivery of the new MS Cruise Roma she was put on Civitavecchia/ Salerno-Palermo- Tunis route for a short time.[2]
2008 onwards: Skania
On 5 May she was handed over to her new owners, Polish Steamship Co (Unity Line) and renamed Skania.[2] She then sailed to Gdańsk for a refit, in which her aft open deck was enclosed, amongst other upgrades for her new role. On 29 August she was Christened in Szczecin and had public open days for the flowing two days in the port. 1 September 2008 She started on the over night Świnoujście – Ystad route.[1] On 17 February 2009 Skania was involved in a collision near Ystad (Sweden).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Koefoed-Hansen, Michael. "M/F Skania". The Ferry Site. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Asklander, Micke. "M/S Superfast I (1995)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ↑ Asklander, Micke. "Superfast Ferries". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-04-29.
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