MF Stord (1970)

History
Norway
Name:
  • Stord (1970-1986)
  • Fusa I (1986-1987)
  • Fusa (1987-present)
Namesake:
Owner:
Port of registry: Bergen
Builder: Hatlø Verksted, Ulsteinvik
Yard number: 110
Launched: 1970
Identification:
Status: in active service, as of 2012
General characteristics [2]
Type: Car/passenger ferry
Tonnage:
Length:
  • 44.37 m (145 ft 7 in) o/a
  • 40.5 m (132 ft 10 in) p/p
Beam: 10.61 m (34 ft 10 in)
Draught: 3.22 m (10 ft 7 in)
Depth: 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Capacity:
  • 237 passengers
  • 23 vehicles

MS Stord is a Norwegian car/passenger ferry that has operated on various routes between the numerous islands of Hordaland county since 1970.[3]

Ship history

The vessel was built at the Hatlø Verksted yard in Ulsteinvik in 1970 for the Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap ("Hardanger-Sunnhordland Steamship Company"). After operating as Stord from 1970, it was renamed Fusa I in 1986, and to Fusa in 1987. In 2006 HSD merged with Gaia Trafikk forming a new company called Tide. The company ferry section changed its name to Norled in 2012.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Fusa - Details and Current Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "MS Fusa : dimensions and characteristics". Norsk Megling & Auksjon AS (in Norwegian). 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 Langes, W. (2003). "Fjordfähren in Norwegen ("Ferries in Norway")". fjordfaehren.de. Retrieved 22 August 2012. (German)/(Norwegian)
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