MF Stord (1970)

History

Norway
Name:	Stord (1970-1986) Fusa I (1986-1987) Fusa (1987-present)
Namesake:	Stord Fusa
Owner:	Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap (1970-2006) Tide (2006-2012) Norled (2012-present)
Port of registry:	Bergen
Builder:	Hatlø Verksted, Ulsteinvik
Yard number:	110
Launched:	1970
Identification:	IMO number: 7023099 Call sign: LNHK^[1]
Status:	in active service, as of 2012
General characteristics ^[2]
Type:	Car/passenger ferry
Tonnage:	675 GT 243 NT
Length:	44.37 m (145 ft 7 in) o/a 40.5 m (132 ft 10 in) p/p
Beam:	10.61 m (34 ft 10 in)
Draught:	3.22 m (10 ft 7 in)
Depth:	4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Propulsion:	1 × 900 hp (671 kW) Wickmann 6 ACAT diesel engines 2 × Volvo Penta MD 100 BK engines 1 × Bow thruster
Speed:	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Capacity:	237 passengers 23 vehicles

MS Stord is a Norwegian car/passenger ferry that has operated on various routes between the numerous islands of Hordaland county since 1970.^[3]

Ship history

The vessel was built at the Hatlø Verksted yard in Ulsteinvik in 1970 for the Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap ("Hardanger-Sunnhordland Steamship Company"). After operating as Stord from 1970, it was renamed Fusa I in 1986, and to Fusa in 1987. In 2006 HSD merged with Gaia Trafikk forming a new company called Tide. The company ferry section changed its name to Norled in 2012.^[3]

↑ "Fusa - Details and Current Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
↑ "MS Fusa : dimensions and characteristics". Norsk Megling & Auksjon AS (in Norwegian). 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
1 2 Langes, W. (2003). "Fjordfähren in Norwegen ("Ferries in Norway")". fjordfaehren.de. Retrieved 22 August 2012. (German)/(Norwegian)

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