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Stena Explorer
''One World Karadeniz'' (previously ''Stena Explorer'') is a former high-speed ferry that operated Stena Line's Holyhead–Dún Laoghaire service between Great Britain and Ireland until 2014. It is a member of the HSS 1500 class of high-speed ferries introduced and developed by Stena Line from 1996 onwards. The HSS 1500 class vessels became the largest catamarans in service in the world. In 2015 the ferry was owned by Karadeniz Holding to be used as a floating office, research space and alternative power generator in Karmarine shipyard in Yalova near Istanbul, Turkey, as part of the ''Powerships'' project from the company that owned the vessel. However, in 2016 the vessel was on sale for as low as 6.5 Million Dollars. Design and construction ''Stena Explorer'' was constructed by Finnyards in Rauma, Finland, at a cost £65million. Construction commenced in June 1994 and was completed in February 1996, before entering service in April 1996. The vessel is a catamaran, and was des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HSS Stena Explorer In Dun Laoghaire
HSS may refer to: Organizations * Croatian Chess Federation (Croatian: ''Hrvatski šahovski savez, HŠS'') * Croatian Peasant Party (Croatian: ''Hrvatska seljačka stranka'') * Hampstead Scientific Society, UK * Helsingfors Segelsällskap, a Finnish yacht club * Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, a cultural organisation in several countries * History of Science Society * Humanist Society Scotland * Hungarian Skeptic Society * HSS Hire, a British equipment and tool hire business * Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City Schools * Henderson Secondary School, Singapore * Humbergrove Secondary School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Technology * High-speed steel, a subset of tool steels * Home Subscriber Server, a mobile subscriber database, part of the IMS framework * Hollow structural section, a type of metal profile Other uses * ''Humanities and Social Sciences'' (HSS) * '' HSS Journal'' (''Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery''), a medical journal * ERA HSS, a racing car * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catamarans
A Formula 16 beachable catamaran Powered catamaran passenger ferry at Salem, Massachusetts, United States A catamaran () (informally, a "cat") is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stabilized craft, deriving its stability from its wide beam, rather than from a ballasted keel as with a monohull boat. Catamarans typically have less hull volume, smaller displacement, and shallower draft (draught) than monohulls of comparable length. The two hulls combined also often have a smaller hydrodynamic resistance than comparable monohulls, requiring less propulsive power from either sails or motors. The catamaran's wider stance on the water can reduce both heeling and wave-induced motion, as compared with a monohull, and can give reduced wakes. Catamarans were invented by the Austronesian peoples which enabled their expansion to the islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Catamarans range in size from small sailing or rowing ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Stena Nordica (2000)
''Stena Nordica'' is a ro-pax ferry owned and operated by Stena Line. History ''Stena Nordica'' was originally built ''European Ambassador'' for P&O Irish Sea. She initially entered service between Liverpool and Dublin. Soon after she was used on the new Mostyn - Dublin service. She opened a direct Dublin – Cherbourg route making one round trip at the weekend, with a call to Rosslare outbound in the winter. In 2004, she transferred to Stena Line with P&O's Fleetwood – Larne and Dublin – Mostyn vessels. The Dublin - Mostyn and Dublin - Cherbourg routes were closed following the Stena Line takeover. Following the closure of the Mostyn service, she was sold to Stena Line in 2004. The European Ambassador sailed for Scandinavia and was renamed the Stena Nordica. She entered service between Karlskrona - Gdynia where she increased her capacity significantly. After a major refit including the fitting of new ramps to speed up loading and unloading, the ship entered service un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Stena Superfast X
MS ''A Nepita'' is a fast ropax ferry for Corsica Linea. The ferry was refurbished in Gdańsk, Poland for her new service and was returned to her original design before her SeaFrance career and looks identical to her sisters Stena Superfast VII & VIII. Before November 2014 she operated between Dover and Calais for DFDS Seaways France and between 2008 and 2012 for SeaFrance. Concept and construction ''A Nepita'' was the last ship in a series of four identical ice classed fast ferries built by HDW for Superfast Ferries' new Baltic Sea services. She was launched on 18 November 2000, on the same date as her sisters ''Superfast VII'' and ''Superfast IX'' ''Stena Superfast X'' was delivered to her owners on 26 February 2002 and christened on the same date by Patricia Lederer, wife of the HDW project director for the Superfast ships. Service history ''Superfast X'' entered service for Superfast Ferries on 27 February 2002 on the Hanko–Rostock route. She remained on that rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Ferries
Irish Ferries is an Irish ferry and transport company that operates passenger and freight services on routes between Ireland, Britain and Continental Europe, including Dublin Port–Holyhead; Rosslare Europort to Pembroke as well as Dublin Port-Cherbourg in France. The company is a division of the Irish Continental Group (ICG) which trades on the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. ICG also owns the Eucon container line which operates vessels on routes operating between Ireland and the continent. Irish Ferries' flagship, MV ''Ulysses'', is currently the largest ROPAX ferry operating on the Irish Sea and when launched in 2001 was the world's largest car ferry in terms of car-carrying capacity. Other ships in the fleet include , MV ''W.B. Yeats'' and the fast ferry '' Dublin Swift'' (preceded by , which operated until 2018). The company also charters in a ro-pax vessel, . The company used to charter which was sold to Interisland Line, and ''Pride of Bilbao'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.24 million. On the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, Liverpool historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the county of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207, a city in 1880, and a county borough independent of the newly-created Lancashire County Council in 1889. Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with general cargo, freight, and raw materials such as coal and cotton, merchants were involved in the slave trade. In the 19th century, Liverpool was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America. It was also home to both the Cunard and White Star Lines, and was the port of registry of the ocean li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Stena Adventurer (2003)
''Stena Adventurer'' is a large roll-on/roll-off passenger (ro-pax) ferry operated by Stena Line on its Holyhead–Dublin route. She was launched in 2002 and entered service between Holyhead and Dublin the following year. ''Stena Adventurer'' is one of two ships operated by Stena Line on the Holyhead - Dublin route. The second vessel, ''Stena Estrid'', entered service in 2019, replacing the ''Stena Superfast X''. Her former high-speed running mate, ''Stena Explorer'', operated the now-defunct Holyhead - Dún Laoghaire route until 2015. ''Stena Adventurer'' has served on the Irish Sea route from Holyhead - Dublin with numerous previous ferries, the first, Stena Seatrader. The Stena Seatrader was then replaced by the Stena Nordica. In 2015 the Stena Nordica was replaced by the Stena Superfast X. Sister ship ''Stena Adventurer'' is the second of two identical ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, for Stena Line. Her sister ship is ''Stena Scandinavica'' which oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stena Lynx III
HSC ''Rapid Link Jet'' is a high-speed ferry operated by Seajets and operated on Stena Line's Holyhead - Dún Laoghaire route and seasonally on the Fishguard - Rosslare service. She was marketed by Stena Line as the ''Stena Express''. In 2019 was sold by Seajets and now is laid-up in Perama, Greece. The ship is set to be launched on the Santorini - Rethymno route. Design and construction ''Rapid Link Jet'' was built in 1996 by Incat in Australia, and is one of a series of wave-piercing catamarans to be constructed by the company. Construction began in May 1995 and was completed in May 1996. Career She briefly served on the English Channel for P&O Stena Line as HSC ''Elite''. In 1998 she was transferred to Stena Line's Fishguard - Rosslare service and renamed ''Stena Lynx III''. She has since operated this route on a seasonal basis, spending the winter laid-up, usually in Birkenhead. Stena Line purchased the vessel in 2004. The same year, she developed some serious tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linkspan
A linkspan or link-span is a type of drawbridge used mainly in the operation of moving vehicles on and off a roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) vessel or ferry, particularly to allow for tidal changes in water level. Linkspans are usually found at ferry terminals where a vessel uses a combination of ramps either at the stern, bow or side to load or unload cars, vans, trucks and buses onto the shore, or alternately at the stern and/or the bow to load or unload railroad cars. History The first linkspans appeared at the end of the 19th century when train ferries came into operation. Each rail ferry berth has to be specifically designed to make sure that it fitted one class of ship. In most of these vessels it was also possible to carry some road vehicles. By the mid 20th century with the rise of road transport, general purpose Ro Ro ferries started to come into service. Most could use the rail ferry berths but generally they were fitted with stern ramps that had the dual function of gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KaMeWa
AB Karlstads Mekaniska Werkstad (''trans.'' Karlstad Mechanical Works Ltd), known as Kamewa, was a Swedish manufacturing company in the city of Kristinehamn. Kamewa started as a brand name of the controllable-pitch propellers manufactured by KMW. KMW was founded in the city of Karlstad in 1860. KMW also manufactured pulp and paper machines for paper mills and hydro power turbines. Kamewa was acquired by the British company Vickers plc in 1986. In 1999, Rolls-Royce acquired Vickers. In 2019 the Commercial Marine part of Rolls-Royce was acquired by the Kongsberg group and integrated into its maritime division Kongsberg Maritime. The Swedish part of the business is now called Kongsberg Maritime Sweden AB and is based in Kristinehamn. Water jets The Kamewa waterjets are still traded by Kongsberg Maritime under that name and are offered in five product lines in two product series. Previous products from Kamewa has been the A-series, a mix flow pump in aluminum, the SII and P62 pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gas Turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous flow internal combustion engine. The main parts common to all gas turbine engines form the power-producing part (known as the gas generator or core) and are, in the direction of flow: * a rotating gas compressor * a combustor * a compressor-driving turbine. Additional components have to be added to the gas generator to suit its application. Common to all is an air inlet but with different configurations to suit the requirements of marine use, land use or flight at speeds varying from stationary to supersonic. A propelling nozzle is added to produce thrust for flight. An extra turbine is added to drive a propeller (turboprop) or ducted fan (turbofan) to reduce fuel consumption (by increasing propulsive efficiency) at subsonic flight speeds. An extra turbine is also required to drive a helicopter rotor or land-vehicle transmission (turboshaft), marine propeller or electrical generator (power turbine). Greater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GE Aviation
GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, is headquartered in Evendale, Ohio, outside Cincinnati. GE Aviation is among the top aircraft engine suppliers, and offers engines for the majority of commercial aircraft. GE Aviation is part of the General Electric conglomerate, which is one of the world's largest corporations. The division operated under the name of General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE) until September 2005. GE Aviation's main competitors in the engine market are Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce. Not only does GE Aviation manufacture engines under its own umbrella, it also partners with other manufacturers. CFM International, the world’s leading supplier of aircraft engines and GE’s most successful partnership, is a 50/50 joint venture with the French company Safran Aircraft Engines. As of 2019, CFM International holds 39% of the world's commercial aircraft engine market share (while GE Aviation itself holds a further 16%). GE and Safran also operate anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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