MF Tysnes
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MF Tysnes is a Norwegian car and passenger ferry in operation in Hardangerfjord since 1970.[2]
NameTysnes
NamesakeTysnes Municipality
Owner
- Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap (1970-2006)
- Tide (2006-2012)
- Norled (2012-present)
Port of registryBergen
Tysnes at Utne in 2009 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Norway | |
| Name | Tysnes |
| Namesake | Tysnes Municipality |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | Bergen |
| Builder | Haugesund Slip AS, Haugesund |
| Launched | 1970 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Car/passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | 534 GT |
| Length | 60 m (196 ft 10 in) o/a |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Capacity |
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Ship history
The vessel was built by Haugesund Slip AS in Haugesund in 1970 for the Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap ("Hardanger-Sunnhordland Steamship Company"). Since then it has operated almost entirely between the villages of Kinsarvik, Utne and Kvanndal. In 2006 HSD merged with Gaia Trafikk forming a new company called Tide. The company ferry section changed its name to Norled in 2012.[2]
See also
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