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MV Hrossey

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MV Hrossey leaving Aberdeen, 2015
History
United Kingdom
NameMV Hrossey
NamesakeOld Norse name for Orkney, meaning Horse Island
Owner
  • 2002-2004: NorthLink Orkney & Shetland Ferries Limited
  • 2004-2012: RBS - RBSSAF (20) Limited
  • 2012-2018: previous owner renamed Northern Isles Ferries Limited
  • 2018-present: Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
OperatorNorthLink Ferries
Port of registryKirkwall,[1] United Kingdom
RouteAberdeen to Lerwick via Kirkwall
BuilderAker Finnyards in Rauma, Finland
Cost£35million
Yard numberNB439
Laid down1 December 2001
Launched19 April 2002
Christened28 September 2002 by Kirsten Kelday
In service1 October 2002[1]
Identification
Statusin service
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • 11,720 GT;
  • 1,831 t DWT
Displacement7,434 tonnes
Length125 m (410 ft)[1]
Beam20 m (66 ft)
Draught5.4 m (18 ft)
Decks8
Installed power4 x MAK 6M43 5400 KW each
Propulsion2x KaMeWa 4.1 meter controllable pitch propellers with 2 rudders.
Speed24 knots
Capacity
  • 600 passengers (117 cabins);
  • 140 cars (650m)[1]
Crew33

MV Hrossey is a NorthLink Ferries vehicle and passenger ferry based in Aberdeen. Along with her sister ship, the MV Hjaltland, she operates a daily ferry service between mainland Scotland and the northern archipelagos of Orkney and Shetland.

History

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MV Hrossey and her sister ship, MV Hjaltland were cboth constructed in 2002 at Aker Finnyards in Finland.[1]

In 2013 after Serco being awarded the NorthLink ferries contract MV Hrossey underwent several refurbishments as a part of its rebranding, including new “sleeping pods” and bold livery featuring a beckoning Viking.

MV Hrossey in 2007 Departing Kirkwall with old paint job

Layout

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MV Hrossey carries passengers, cars, freight and livestock. There is a choice of restaurants, bars and lounges, children's play area and a cinema. The restaurants and lounges have a total seating capacity of 600. The original 100 cabins had a total of 300 beds.[3] All cabins are en-suite, most being two berth, with a number of four-berth cabins for families.[4] In April 2007, an additional accommodation module was fitted at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, increasing her capacity to 356 berths.[5] The ship is fitted with lifts and was built to accommodate disabled passengers throughout. There are 10 officer and 27 crew cabins.[6]

Each pair of diesel engines drives a controllable-pitch propeller through a gearbox. There are two rudders, two 900 kW bow thrusters and two Mitsubishi stabilisers.[1][6]

Service

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MV Hrossey operates between Lerwick and Aberdeen, with a call at Kirkwall on some days. A walkway, built specifically for the current vessels, can take both foot and car passengers. She is also able to relieve on the Stromness to Scrabster crossing.

On 3 January 2015. Hrossey discovered the upturned hull of the Cypriot cargo ship Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth. A search was launched for her eight crew.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Hrossey". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Hrossey". STX Europe. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Travel to, from and around the isles". The Shetland Times. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. ^ "North Link Hrossey Arrives on the Mersey". Irish Sea Shipping. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b "Passenger Ro-Ro Ferries for NorthLink". STX Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Major search after boat overturns off north of Scotland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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