MV Rusadir
 Honfleur at FSG shipyard
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Honfleur |
| Operator | Unknown |
| Port of registry |  Caen, France |
| Ordered | 2017 |
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany |
| Cost | Approx. €200 million (2017) |
| Yard number | 774 |
| Laid down | August 2018 |
| Launched | 14 December 2018 |
| Completed | Unknown |
| Acquired | Expected 2021[1] |
| Maiden voyage | Expected 2021 |
| In service | Expected 2021 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9832119 |
| Fate | unfinished |
| Status | Construction on hold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Passenger |
| Tonnage | 42,400 GT |
| Length | 187.4 m (615 ft) |
| Beam | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Draft | 6.6 m |
| Installed power | Total shaft power 30 000 kW. |
| Propulsion | 4x LNG powered engines |
| Speed | 22 kn |
| Capacity | 1,680 passengers |
| Crew | TBA | Approx 130 |
MV Honfleur is a roll on/roll off passenger vessel that is laid up at Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft with her future in doubt after contract termination.
History
Brittany Ferries ordered Honfleur in June 2017 from German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) at a cost of about €200 million.[2][3] Construction began in March 2018 when the first steel was cut, followed by the laying of the keel several months later.[4][5] She was launched in December 2018,[6] and following fitting out was scheduled to be delivered in May 2019 before entering service the following winter season.[5] Once in service, she was to sail between Portsmouth, England and Caen, France.[2]
The completion of construction and fitting out of Honfleur was delayed by several years, and she was still unfinished, with up to a year estimated to remain until delivery, when Brittany Ferries canceled their order for the ship in June 2020.[7] According to FSG, the incomplete vessel was under the shipyard's ownership at the time, leaving her fate unclear.[7] Subsequently it was reported that, as part of the restructuring of the shipyard, the unfinished ferry would be acquired by the former owner of FSG, Siem Industries, possibly for completion elsewhere.[8][9]
Design
Honfleur measures 42,400 GT, with a length of 187.4 metres (615 ft), a beam of 31 metres (102 ft), and a draft of 6.6 metres (22 ft).[5] She can carry up to 1,680 passengers, with 261 individual cabins, and has a 2,600 lane meter freight deck, with a capacity of 130 freight trucks, or 550 passenger cars and 64 trucks.[5] She is powered by four liquefied natural gas engines, with an output of about 30,000 kilowatts (40,000 hp), driving electrical generators that power two propellers, giving her a 22 knots (25 mph) service speed.[5][3]
References
- ^ https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/brittany-ferries-la-livraison-du-honfleur-repoussee-2021
- ^ a b "Brittany Ferries confirms order for new LNG passenger ferry". Cruise & Ferry. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ a b Tinsley, Davis (30 October 2018). "LNG breakthrough on cross-Channel market". The Motorship. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Steel-cutting ceremony for Brittany Ferries' Honfleur". Baird Maritime. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Honfleur Passenger and Vehicle Ferry". Ship Technology. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Video: Brittany Ferries Launches Its 1st LNG-Powered Ferry". Offshore Energy. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ a b Todd, Tom (22 June 2020). "Another cancellation blow for German yard". The Motorship. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG): Transfer Company and Honfleur Sold". Ferry Shipping News. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Todd, Tom (4 August 2020). "New rescue package for troubled German yard". The Motor Ship. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.