 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
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
- ^ "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.
External links
- Finntide - Finnlanes Fleet, finnlines.com
- FINNTIDE - ship details, www.scheepvaartwest.be
- Film FINNTIDE - a short film showing the lengthening of the ship in Gdańsk (2017) on YouTube
