M/S Skåne departing from
Rostock, July 2018
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History | |
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Sweden | |
Name | M/S Skåne |
Namesake | Skåne |
Owner | Stena Line, Gothenburg, Sweden |
Operator | Scandlines, Rostock, Germany |
Port of registry | Trelleborg |
Route | Trelleborg—Rostock |
Builder | Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real, Spain |
Launched | 9 August 1997 [2] |
Acquired | 22 June 1998 [2] |
Identification |
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Status | in active service, as of 27 August 2012 [ref] |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 200.2 m (656 ft 10 in) [3] |
Beam | 29 m (95 ft 2 in) [3] |
Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) [3] |
Propulsion | 4 × MAN B&W 8L48/60 diesel engines, 28,960 kW (38,840 hp) [3] 2 shafts |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) [3] |
Capacity |
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M/S Skane as Swedish Skåne is a Swedish passenger ferry in operation between Trelleborg in Scania, Sweden and Rostock in Mecklenburg, Germany. The world's largest multi-purpose ro-ro/ train ferry, [4] it is owned by the Stena Line, and operated by Scandlines. The ship was built in 1997-98 by Astilleros Españoles of Spain. It is named for the southern Swedish province of Skåne, called " Scania" in English.
Skane was built at the Astilleros Españoles shipyard in Puerto Real, Spain, [3] and launched on 9 August 1997. [2] The 42,800 gross ton [4] ship is 200.2 m (656 ft 10 in) long, 29 m (95 ft 2 in) abeam, and has a draught of 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in). She is powered by four MAN B&W 8L48/60 diesel engines, providing a total of 28,960 kW (38,840 hp), giving a service speed of 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). The ship has 3,295 lane meters for road vehicles and another 1,110 lane meters for rolling stock, [3] which give it a capacity of up to 2,630 tonnes of road vehicles and 3,330 tonnes of railway stock. It has accommodation for up to 600 passengers in 150 cabins. [4] Delivered on 22 June 1998, she currently sails between Sweden and Germany. [2] MS Skåne is designed by Naval Architect Knud E. Hansen A/S in Denmark. [5]
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M/S Skåne departing from
Rostock, July 2018
| |
History | |
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Sweden | |
Name | M/S Skåne |
Namesake | Skåne |
Owner | Stena Line, Gothenburg, Sweden |
Operator | Scandlines, Rostock, Germany |
Port of registry | Trelleborg |
Route | Trelleborg—Rostock |
Builder | Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real, Spain |
Launched | 9 August 1997 [2] |
Acquired | 22 June 1998 [2] |
Identification |
|
Status | in active service, as of 27 August 2012 [ref] |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 200.2 m (656 ft 10 in) [3] |
Beam | 29 m (95 ft 2 in) [3] |
Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) [3] |
Propulsion | 4 × MAN B&W 8L48/60 diesel engines, 28,960 kW (38,840 hp) [3] 2 shafts |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) [3] |
Capacity |
|
M/S Skane as Swedish Skåne is a Swedish passenger ferry in operation between Trelleborg in Scania, Sweden and Rostock in Mecklenburg, Germany. The world's largest multi-purpose ro-ro/ train ferry, [4] it is owned by the Stena Line, and operated by Scandlines. The ship was built in 1997-98 by Astilleros Españoles of Spain. It is named for the southern Swedish province of Skåne, called " Scania" in English.
Skane was built at the Astilleros Españoles shipyard in Puerto Real, Spain, [3] and launched on 9 August 1997. [2] The 42,800 gross ton [4] ship is 200.2 m (656 ft 10 in) long, 29 m (95 ft 2 in) abeam, and has a draught of 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in). She is powered by four MAN B&W 8L48/60 diesel engines, providing a total of 28,960 kW (38,840 hp), giving a service speed of 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). The ship has 3,295 lane meters for road vehicles and another 1,110 lane meters for rolling stock, [3] which give it a capacity of up to 2,630 tonnes of road vehicles and 3,330 tonnes of railway stock. It has accommodation for up to 600 passengers in 150 cabins. [4] Delivered on 22 June 1998, she currently sails between Sweden and Germany. [2] MS Skåne is designed by Naval Architect Knud E. Hansen A/S in Denmark. [5]
Media related to IMO 9133915 at Wikimedia Commons