ULS Ferry 1 (formerly Kapella (1998-2012), Marine Evangeline (1995-1998), Spirit of Boulogne (1993-1995), Marine Evangeline (1978-1993), built as the Duke of Yorkshire (1974-1978)) - marine car-passenger ferry on the international ferry line Ust-Luga - Sillamae , connecting since September 2012 the border seaports of Russia and Estonia .
| ULS Ferry 1 | |
|---|---|
| ULS Ferry 1 | |
• Kapella (1998–2012) • Marine Evangeline (1995–1998) • Spirit of Boulogne (1993–1995) • Marine Evangeline (1978–1993) • Duke of Yorkshire (1974–1978) | |
| Flag | →  →  →  |
| Class and type of vessel | Ferry Passenger / Ro-Ro Cargo Ship class [1] |
| Ice class | 1 B |
| Port of registry | 1974–1975: Larvik  1975–1978: Scheveningen  1978–1993: Yarmouth  1993–1998: Nassau  1998–2012: Tallinn 2012–: Panama |
| IMO Number | 7369118 |
| Call sign | 3FGL3 |
| Organization | Kapella Shipping Ltd. [one] |
| Operator | ULS-Global Group [2] |
| Manufacturer | Kristiansands Mekaniske Verksted Kristiansand  |
| Commissioned | 1974 |
| Status | Operated by |
| Main characteristics | |
| Length | 110.14 m |
| Width | 17.51 m |
| Draft | 5.77 m |
| Deadweight | 2793 t |
| Engines | 4x 16-cyl. Normo diesel |
| Power | 7609 kW |
| Speed | 14.5 knots |
| Crew | 28 pax |
| Passenger capacity | 50 passengers 590 meters |
| Register tonnage | 7564 brt [3] |
Content
History
Launched at the Kristiansands Mekaniske Verksted shipyard in Kristiansand in Norway, ship number 221 was the factory name of Cord Adeler , but at the baptism ceremony in 1974 he was named Duke of Yorkshire and transferred to A / S on June 6, 1974. Larvik-Frederikshavnferjen from Norwegian Larvik . For many years, the ship was chartered to work on ferry lines in the Netherlands and Canada. In the fall of 1997, the vessel under the Bahamian flag and under the name Marine Evangeline was hired by the Estonian company Tallink for its new Paldiski line - Kapelsher (sv. Kapellskär). In 1998, Tallink acquired this ship, assigned the name Kapella to the ferry and placed it under the Estonian flag. Homeport - Tallinn . In 2004-2007, the Kapella was operated on the Tallinn - Helsinki line , and in 2007-2008 it returned to the Paldiski-Kapelsher line. From June 24, 2012, during the White Nights period and until the sale in August 2012 to the new owner, the vessel operated flights on the Tallinn - Vuosaari (Helsinki) line. The ferry was repainted in new colors, the Estonian flag changed to Panamanian, and under the new name ULS Ferry 1, the ship arrived in Tallinn on September 16, 2012 to participate in the opening ceremony of the new ferry line Ust-Luga - Sillamae .
Ferry Photos
Kapella ferry to Helsinki in 2005
Kapella in Helsinki in the summer of 2005
Arrival of the Panamanian ferry to Tallinn for the ceremony on September 16, 2012
ULS Ferry 1 at the pier in the port of Tallinn
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Equasis
- ↑ Opening of the ferry line Sillamae - Ust-Luga is transferred
- ↑ Fakta om fartyg . Archived July 31, 2012. (Swede.)