MS Skåne
Swedish passenger ferry
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MS Skane (Swedish: Skåne) is a Swedish passenger ferry in operation between Trelleborg in Scania, Sweden and Rostock in Mecklenburg, Germany. The world's largest multi-purpose ro-ro/train ferry,[3] it is owned by the Stena Line, and operated by Scandlines. The ship was built in 1997-98 by Astilleros Españoles of Spain. It is named for the southern Swedish province of Skåne, called "Scania" in English.
MS Skåne departing from Rostock, July 2018 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Sweden | |
| Name | Skåne |
| Namesake | Skåne |
| Owner | Stena Line, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Operator | Scandlines, Rostock, Germany |
| Port of registry | Trelleborg |
| Route | Trelleborg—Rostock |
| Builder | Astilleros Españoles, Puerto Real, Spain |
| Launched | 9 August 1997[1] |
| Acquired | 22 June 1998[1] |
| Identification | |
| Status | in active service, as of 27 August 2012[ref] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 200.2 m (656 ft 10 in)[4] |
| Beam | 29 m (95 ft 2 in)[4] |
| Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)[4] |
| Propulsion | 4 × MAN B&W 8L48/60 diesel engines, 28,960 kW (38,840 hp)[4] 2 shafts |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[4] |
| Capacity |
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Ship details
Skane was built at the Astilleros Españoles shipyard in Puerto Real, Spain,[4] and launched on 9 August 1997.[1] The 42,800 gross ton[3] ship is 200.2 m (656 ft 10 in) long, 29 m (95 ft 2 in) abeam, and has a draught of 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in). She is powered by four MAN B&W 8L48/60 diesel engines, providing a total of 28,960 kW (38,840 hp), giving a service speed of 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). The ship has 3,295 lane meters for road vehicles and another 1,110 lane meters for rolling stock,[4] which give it a capacity of up to 2,630 tonnes of road vehicles and 3,330 tonnes of railway stock. It has accommodation for up to 600 passengers in 150 cabins.[3] Delivered on 22 June 1998, she currently sails between Sweden and Germany.[1] MS Skåne is designed by Naval Architect Knud E. Hansen A/S in Denmark.[5]
