The Bornholm Express is a fast passenger ferry which was built in 2006 by Damen, Gorinchem,

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. It is currently in active service.

Construction

''Bornholm Express'' was built in Singapore in 2006 by Damen Group, Gorinchem, the Netherlands as yard number 082. The ship is a 322 GT monohull design constructed of

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. ''Bornholm Express'' is long, with a beam of and a depth of . She is powered by three

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s driving three screw propellers via reverse reduction gearboxes. Each engine is rated at at 2,300

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. She is capable of .

History

''Bornholm Express'' was ordered by Christansøfarten Aps, Gudhjem on 28 May 2004. Launched in February 2006, she was completed in March 2006 and the loaded on board for delivery. On 8 April 2006, she was unloaded in

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and then sailed to Gudhjem. She entered service on 1 June 2006. She uses the call sign OYGF, and is allocated the IMO number 9356476 and MMSI number 220451000. Her port of registry is Gudhjem. ''Bornholm Express'' is licensed to carry 245 passengers. She serves routes between

Simrishamn Simrishamn (old da, Simmershavn) is a locality and the seat of Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,527 inhabitants in 2010. Despite its small population, Simrishamn is, for historical reasons, usually still referred to as a ''c ...

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and Allinge,

Bornholm Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...

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. It also serves

Christiansø Ertholmene (formerly spelled ''Ærtholmene)'' is a small archipelago in Denmark. The largest island is Christiansø, and its name often refers to the entire archipelago. Ertholmene is situated northeast of Gudhjem, Bornholm, and contains De ...

. It takes about 60 minutes to get to Allinge from Simrishamn and 40 minutes to Christiansø. In May and September, ''Bornholm Express'' runs between

and Kolobrzeg (

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). Update 3-Sep-2018: This vessel no longer sails between Sweden and Bornholm.

References

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