Betancuria Express is a fast passenger and vehicle ferry operated by the Canary Islands ferry company Fred. Olsen Express on the route between Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura.[2] It was built in 2011 by Austal in Perth, Western Australia as Leonora Christina for BornholmerFærgen.
 Betancuria Express operating as Leonora Christina
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| History | |
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| Denmark | |
| Name | Leonora Christina |
| Owner | BornholmerFærgen |
| Port of registry |  Denmark, Rønne |
| Route | Rønne - Ystad |
| Ordered | 2 April 2009 |
| Builder | Austal, Perth |
| Yard number | 246 |
| Laid down | 3 March 2010 |
| Launched | 28 January 2011 |
| Completed | 10 May 2011 |
| Maiden voyage | 18 May 2011 |
| In service | 22 June 2011 |
| Identification | Callsign: OWGM2 |
| Spain | |
| Name | Betancuria Express |
| Owner | Fred. Olsen Express |
| Port of registry |  Spain, Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Route | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Morro Jable |
| In service | 15 October 2018 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | + 1A1 HSLC, R2, Passenger Car Ferry A, EO[1] |
| Tonnage | 10,369 GT |
| Length | 115 m |
| Beam | 26.2 m |
| Height | 28.5 m |
| Draught | 3.8 m |
| Depth | 8.5 m |
| Decks | 5 (3 car decks / 2 passenger decks |
| Ramps | 2 (stern and bow) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 4 x Rolls-Royce KaMeWa 125 SIII waterjets[3] |
| Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 22 |
History
editBetancuria Express was built by Austal in Perth, Western Australia for BornholmerFærgen as Leonora Christina, being completed in March 2011.[4][5] It commenced operating between Rønne in Denmark and Ystad in Sweden in June 2011.
In April 2017, Leonora Christina was sold to Fred. Olsen Express, although the transfer did not take place until the September 2018.[6] Since October 2018, the ship, now renamed as Betancuria Express, serves the route between Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Morro Jable, in the south of Fuerteventura.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Betancuria Express (30260)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Betancuria Express". Fred. Olsen Express. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ www.austal.com Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine Delivery of one 113 metre high speed vehicle catamaran ferry
- ^ Austal Launches its Largest Catamaran MaeineLink January 21, 2011
- ^ Leonora Christina Austal
- ^ Leonora Christina has been sold Shippax
External links
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Media related to IMO 9557848 at Wikimedia Commons