MF Stord (1970) - Misplaced Pages

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
Status	in active service, as of 2012
General characteristics
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.

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.

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"MS Fusa : dimensions and characteristics". Norsk Megling & Auksjon AS (in Norwegian). 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
^ Langes, W. (2003). "Fjordfähren in Norwegen ("Ferries in Norway")". fjordfaehren.de. Retrieved 22 August 2012. (in German and Norwegian)