MS Finntide
 Finntide sails to Gdynia | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Finntide |
| Operator | Finnlines |
| Port of registry | Helsinki |
| Builder |
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| Yard number | JLZ07-0442 |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped 2012 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Breeze |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 21,787 m (71,479 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 265 m (869 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Ramps | 2 |
| Ice class | 1A |
| Installed power | 2x10000 kw (27.192 KM) |
| Speed | 21.0 knots (38.9 km/h; 24.2 mph) |
MS Finntide was a roll-on/roll-off built by CSC Jinling, China at shipyards for Finnlines. They are used on Finnlines' routes connecting Finland to Germany and Sweden to Germany.
History
[edit]The Finntide was built at the Chinese shipyard CSC Jinling under the number JLZ07-044 and was launched in 2012. The ship has two loading ramps for cars, can take 470 containers,[1] is equipped with two eight-cylinder Wärtsilä 8L46F engines with an output of 10,000 kW. The engines drive two controllable-pitch propellers and enable a speed of up to 21 knots. docking and undocking maneuvers are assisted by a maneuvering thrusters. In 2017, the Finntide underwent so-called ship lengthening at the Gdańsk Ship Repair Yard. At the shipyard, after strength and stability calculations were carried out by shipyard engineers, the ship was cut into two parts, a new section was inserted between these parts, and the two were joined using the welding method. As a result of the reconstruction, the ship, previously 188.37 m long, was lengthened by 29.5 m, thus increasing the cargo space by 30% and reducing fuel consumption per cargo unit.[2] Finntide handles cargo and truck transport most often between ports on the route Uusikaupunki – Turku - Travemünde, Helsinki - Rostock - Aarhus,[3] also sails from Finland to Poland between the ports of Hanko – Gdynia - Hanko.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Finntide - IMO 9468920". scheepvaartwest.be. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ Landowski, Grzegorz. "The extended Finntide ferry back on track" (PDF). Remontowa Ship Repair News. No. 3. p. 3,4,5,6. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "The procedure for lengthening Finnlines ships begins. The first unit is already in Gdańsk". promyskat.pl (in Polish). 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ "Hanko – Gdynia". finnlines.com. Retrieved 2025-10-21.