MS Viking Grace
P1
Lloyd 's Register of Shipping
IMO no. 9606900
The Viking Grace is a ferry the Finnish shipping company Viking Line. It was built at the shipyard STX Finland in Turku and is the newest ship in the fleet. As a special feature, the ferry has a drive with LNG in order to comply with the Sulphur Emission Control Area rules can. It operates daily services between Stockholm and Turku, Mariehamn where lunch will be run as a stopover and at night Långnäs. The ship can accommodate 2800 passengers and 2375 lane meters for cars and trucks
Construction of the vessel
Start of construction of the ship was on 28 November 2011 at the STX Finland shipyard in Turku with the cutting of the first steel plates. The following are the keel laying of the first body segment on 6 March 2012 in the dry dock of the shipyard. The vessel consists of a total of 47 blocks, which are prefabricated in sectional construction first and then assembled in the dry dock. The floating of the vessel took place on August 10, 2012, it was followed by the other equipment and the acceptance by the classification society. In December 2012, then followed the sea trials in the Baltic Sea, which ended on 10 January 2013, the date of sale to the Viking Line. The naming ceremony took place on January 13, 2013, since the vessel is in daily service between Stockholm, Mariehamn and Turku.
Ship data
The ferry has a total length of 218 m, a width of 31.8 m and a maximum draft of 6.80 m. The ferry is measured with 57 565 GT. When charging options are 1,275 lane meters with a height of 4.90 m on deck 3 is available that Deck 4 is movable and is 550 meter track at a height of 2.10 m, the deck 5 also offer 550 lane meters at a height of 2, 40 m, which can be navigated via a rear ramp with a width of 16 m and a bow door with a width of 6 m on deck 3.
It is driven by four Wärtsilä Ship 8L50DF dual -fuel engines, each driving at a constant speed of 500 revolutions per minute of the manufacturer ABB an alternator and deliver a power of 7,600 kW. The engines use a mixture of 99% each and 1% LNG marine diesel oil, which is required for ignition of the combustion process. The LNG is superimposed on at -162 ° C and 5 bar in two 200 -gallon steel tank on deck 6, each offering a capacity of 130 tons of fuel.
The energy generated speisst an electrical system in which the two three-phase motors are connected, the drive at a speed of up to 126 revolutions per minute, the two fixed-pitch propellers. The maximum speed is about 23.2 knots. In addition, the ship has two bow thrusters, each 2300 kW and a stern thruster with 1500 kW features for better maneuverability in ports.
Cabins and onboard equipment
On the Viking Grace there are several cabin categories, spread over the decks 5-9, with the higher priced cabins and suites are located in the upper decks. Overall, the ship has 2876 cabin seats.
Deck 9 offer in addition to a conference room area to a duty-free shop, which may only be operated due to the launch of the ports on Åland and the associated privileges. On deck 10 there is the buffet restaurants and bars, on deck 11 of the Spa -wellness area as well as the à la carte restaurant and other bars. Deck 12 offers a sun deck.
The ferry has six lifeboats, two Fast Rescue Boats of Fassmer and several liferafts and MES four stations.
Route
Currently ( January 2013), the Viking Grace at 7:35 every clock runs tomorrow from Stockholm to Mariehamn achieve at 14:10 clock. After a short stay, the ship continues to Turku. The airport at 19:50 Finnish time clock (UTC 2:00 hours ), also the fuel is bunkered. At 20:55 clock the ship then runs back out to always run Långnäs at 01:05 clock on the return trip, the stay is here but only a few minutes, so the ferry reached at 6:30 clock Stockholm again.