Ferry with bow and stern doors and observation saloon in funnel is for service between Turku (Abo) in Finland, Marichamn in Aaland Islands and Norrtalje in Sweden, and was built by Sandvikens Skeppsdocka for Silja Shipping Co; length oa 332 ft, breadth molded 60 ft 9 in., draft 15 ft 2 in., gross 3594 tons: capacity is 175 cars or 100 cars and 20 trucks, and about 1100 passengers; 2 Wartsila-Sulzer engines each develop 3300 shp at 300 rpm. (See also Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 84 n 1021 June 1961 p 748-9)


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    Title :

    Baltic car and passenger ferry "skandia"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Baltic car and passenger ferry "skandia"

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