MS Ulysses

The Ulysses reached Dublin

Lloyd 's Register of Shipping

IMO no. 9214991

The Ulysses is a car ferry from the Irish Ferries between Dublin (Ireland) and Holyhead (Wales ) is inserted into the Irish Sea. Your maiden voyage took place on 15 March 2001. With a capacity of up to 1342 cars it belongs, based on the vehicle capacity, the largest ferry in the world. It is named after the novel Ulysses by James Joyce.

The up to 1,900 passengers spread over twelve decks, four of which are used with a total length of 4076 m from the vehicle transport. The car decks with either 240 or 1342 trucks cars can be loaded and unloaded in 90 minutes. Because of the short crossing time of just 195 minutes, there are only 117 passenger cabins with 228 berths, but a number of bars, pubs, restaurants, including one of the fast-food chain Burger King, shops and a casino.

The Ulysses was built at Aker Yards Finland in Rauma, Finland. With a length of 209 meters, a width of 31.84 meters and a draft of 6.4 meters, it is measured with 50 938 GT, and has a displacement of 27,425 tons. The normal service speed is 22 knots.

She is powered by four pairs of MaK M43 nine-cylinder diesel engines, each rated 7800 kW, which transfer their power to two controllable pitch propellers, each 5.1 meters in diameter, rotating at 144.4 / min. The four thrusters ( three at the bow, one at the rear ) with a propeller diameter of 2.75 m are electrically powered. The two rudder at the stern have an area of ​​16.4 m² respectively. For the power supply, three other diesel engines with 1520 kW, four wave generators each with 3100 kW, and a Cummins diesel emergency generator are available.