MV Hammershus
Danish passenger ferry
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Hammershus is a Danish roll-on/roll-off passenger (ro-pax) ferry operated by Molslinjen on the Rønne–Køge and Rønne–Sassnitz routes. The vessel was the first ship built by Rauma Marine Constructions and entered service in August 2018.
Hammershus in Rønne on 18 July 2024 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Denmark | |
| Name | Hammershus |
| Namesake | Hammershus |
| Owner | Molslinjen |
| Port of registry | Rønne, Denmark |
| Route | Rønne–Køge, Rønne–Sassnitz |
| Ordered | June 2016[1] |
| Builder | Rauma Marine Constructions (Rauma, Finland) |
| Cost | 68 million euro[1] |
| Yard number | 6001[2] |
| Laid down | 31 August 2017[3] |
| Launched | 5 January 2018[4] |
| Completed | 22 August 2018[5] |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Ro-ro passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Beam | 24.5 m (80 ft) |
| Draught | 5.85 m (19.2 ft) |
| Ice class | 1C |
| Installed power | 2 × Wärtsilä 8V31 (2 × 4,880 kW)[3] |
| Propulsion | Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) |
| Capacity |
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