Grimaldi Lines took over their new ship on 30 September 2003 and renamed her Eurostar Roma.[1] On 15 March 2004, after a small refit she began on the Civitavecchia – Barcelona route. In March 2008 she was sold to the Polish Steamship Co. with delivery set for May 2008. In April, after the delivery of the new MS Cruise Roma she was put on Civitavecchia/ Salerno-Palermo- Tunis route for a short time.[1]
2008 onwards: Skaniaedit
On 5 May she was handed over to her new owners, Polish Steamship Co (Unity Line) and renamed Skania.[1] She then sailed to Gdańsk for a refit, in which her aft open deck was enclosed, amongst other upgrades for her new role. On 29 August she was Christened in Szczecin and had public open days for the flowing two days in the port. On 1 September 2008, she started on the over night Świnoujście–Ystad route.[2] On 17 February 2009, the Skania was involved in a collision near Ystad (Sweden).[2]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghijklmnopAsklander, Micke. "M/S Superfast I (1995)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2009.
^ abcdeKoefoed-Hansen, Michael. "M/F Skania". The Ferry Site. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
^Asklander, Micke. "Superfast Ferries". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 April 2009.
External linksedit
Media related to IMO 9086588 at Wikimedia Commons
January 01, 1970
skania, fast, ropax, ferry, operated, unity, line, their, Świnoujście, ystad, route, built, 1995, schichau, seebeckwerft, bremerhaven, germany, superfast, ferries, superfast, between, 2004, 2008, sailed, grimaldi, lines, eurostar, roma, history, name1995, 2004. MS Skania is a fast ropax ferry operated by Unity Line on their Swinoujscie Ystad route She was built in 1995 by Schichau Seebeckwerft in Bremerhaven Germany for Superfast Ferries as MS Superfast I Between 2004 and 2008 she sailed for Grimaldi Lines as MS Eurostar Roma MS SkaniaHistory Name1995 2004 Superfast I 2004 2008 Eurostar Roma 2008 onwards Skania Owner1995 2004 Superfast Ferries 2 2003 2008 Atlantic Navigazion 2 2008 onwards Polish Steamship Co 1 Operator1995 2004 Superfast Ferries 2004 2008 Grimaldi lines 2008 onwards Unity Line 1 Port of registry1995 2004 Patras Greece 2004 2008 Naples Italy 1 2008 2008 Nassau Bahamas 2008 onwards Cyprus Cyprus BuilderSchichau Seebeckwerft Bremerhaven Germany 2 Yard number1087 1 Launched30 July 1995 1 Christened25 March 1995 1 Acquired6 April 1995 1 In service15 April 1995 1 IdentificationIMO number 9086588 1 Call sign C6XF4 MMSI number 311007200 StatusIn service General characteristics 1 Class and typeSuperfast I class fast ropax ferry Tonnage23 663 GT 5 717 t DWT Length173 50 m 569 ft 3 in Beam24 00 m 79 ft Draught6 41 m 21 ft 0 in Installed power4 Wartsila Sulzer 12ZAV40S diesels 34550 kW Speed27 9 knots 51 7 km h 32 1 mph maximum speed Capacity1400 passengers 686 berths 830 cars 1850 lanemeters Contents 1 Concept and construction 2 Service history 2 1 1995 2004 Superfast I 2 2 2004 2008 Eurostar Roma 2 3 2008 onwards Skania 3 References 4 External linksConcept and construction editThe Superfast I was the first ship built for Attica Group s subsidiary Superfast Ferries for their Adriatic Sea services from Patras to Ancona 3 She is a sister ship of MS Superfast II 1 Service history edit1995 2004 Superfast I edit The Superfast I entered service on 14 April 1995 on Superfast Ferries Patras Ancona route 1 In March 1998 after the arrival of the Superfast III amp Superfast IV Superfast I along with her sister MS Superfast II were transferred to a new route Bari Igoumenitsa Patras In January 2004 the Superfast I was sold to Grimaldi lines with a delivery date in February of the same year 1 2004 2008 Eurostar Roma edit Grimaldi Lines took over their new ship on 30 September 2003 and renamed her Eurostar Roma 1 On 15 March 2004 after a small refit she began on the Civitavecchia Barcelona route In March 2008 she was sold to the Polish Steamship Co with delivery set for May 2008 In April after the delivery of the new MS Cruise Roma she was put on Civitavecchia Salerno Palermo Tunis route for a short time 1 2008 onwards Skania edit On 5 May she was handed over to her new owners Polish Steamship Co Unity Line and renamed Skania 1 She then sailed to Gdansk for a refit in which her aft open deck was enclosed amongst other upgrades for her new role On 29 August she was Christened in Szczecin and had public open days for the flowing two days in the port On 1 September 2008 she started on the over night Swinoujscie Ystad route 2 On 17 February 2009 the Skania was involved in a collision near Ystad Sweden 2 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Asklander Micke M S Superfast I 1995 Fakta om Fartyg in Swedish Retrieved 29 March 2009 a b c d e Koefoed Hansen Michael M F Skania The Ferry Site Retrieved 30 March 2009 Asklander Micke Superfast Ferries Fakta om Fartyg in Swedish Retrieved 29 April 2009 External links edit nbsp Media related to IMO 9086588 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MS Skania amp oldid 1005843421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
