HSC Gotlandia II
HSC Gotlandia II is a fast ferry operated by the Swedish company Destination Gotland. It was built by Fincantieri, Italy in 2006. It is used on Destination Gotland's routes Nynäshamn-Visby and Oskarshamn-Visby. The ferry can carry up to 780 passengers and has a waterjet propulsion system that allows speeds up to 35 knots.
 HSC Gotlandia II under way, June 2015. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HSC Gotlandia II |
| Owner: | Destination Gotland |
| Operator: | Destination Gotland |
| Port of registry: |
Visby,  Sweden |
| Route: | Visby—Nynäshamn, Visby—Oskarshamn |
| Ordered: | July 19, 2004 |
| Builder: | Fincantieri, Italy |
| Yard number: | 6128 |
| Laid down: | February 28, 2005 |
| Launched: | December 30, 2005 |
| Christened: | April 18, 2006 |
| In service: | July 6, 2006 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9328015 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | fast ferry |
| Tonnage: | |
| Length: | 122 m (400 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 16.65 m (54 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 3.33 m (10 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power: | 4x MAN B&W RK 280, 36.000 kW |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59.26 km/h; 36.82 mph) |
| Capacity: |
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2009 Collision
On July 23, 2009 Gotlandia II and another Destination Gotland ferry, MS Gotland, collided outside Nynäshamn. Gotlandia II received heavy damage to its superstructure and 5 people were rushed to a hospital. It was later announced that the ferry would be out of service for the rest of the season.[1] Two days after the collision Gotlandia II sailed to Norrköping, where it was laid up until a shipyard that can take the ship in for repairs was found.[2] By January 2011 the ship was back in service.[3]
References
- "Gotlandsfärjor i kollision i Nynäshamn" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- Asklander, Micke. "HSC Gotlandia II (2006)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- "HSC GOTLANDIA II (2006)". Faktaomfartyg.se. 2006-04-19. Retrieved 2016-02-03.