HSC Golden Princess
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Gotlandia II.jpg | Ship caption = HSC Gotlandia II under way, June 2015. }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = *Gotlandia II (2006–2023)
| Ship owner = *Destination Gotland (2006–2023)
| Ship operator = *Destination Gotland (2006–2023) | Ship registry = *Visby, {{flag|Sweden|civil}} (2006–2023)
| Ship route = | Ship ordered = July 19, 2004 | Ship builder = Fincantieri, Italy | Ship yard number = 6128 | Ship laid down = February 28, 2005 | Ship launched = December 30, 2005 | Ship completed = 2006 | Ship christened = April 18, 2006 | Ship acquired = | Ship in service = July 6, 2006 | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = {{IMO Number|9328015}} | Ship fate = | Ship status = Moored at Piraeus | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = fast ferry | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|6,554}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|122|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|16.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|3.33|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = 4x MAN B&W RK 280, 36.000 kW | Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = {{convert|32|kn|km/h mph|2}} | Ship capacity = *780 passengers
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HSC Golden Princess (formerly Gotlandia II) is a fast ferry ordered by the Swedish company Destination Gotland and acquired by Greek company Golden Star Ferries in 2023.{{cite web |title=Gotlandsbolaget has sold HSC GOTLANDIA II |url=https://ferryshippingnews.com/gotlandsbolaget-has-sold-hsc-gotlandia-ii/|date=31 March 2023 |publisher=ferryshippingnews |access-date=6 April 2023}} It was built by Fincantieri, Italy in 2006. It was used on Destination Gotland's routes Nynäshamn-Visby and Oskarshamn-Visby until it was sold to Golden Star Ferries. The ferry can carry up to 780 passengers and has a waterjet propulsion system that allows speeds up to 35 knots. In March 2023 she was sold to Golden Star Ferries and in April 2023 she was renamed Golden Princess.
2009 Collision
On July 23, 2009 Gotlandia II and another Destination Gotland ferry, the {{MS|Gotland}}, collided outside Nynäshamn. The Gotlandia II received heavy damage to its superstructure and 5 people were rushed to a hospital. It was later announced that the ferry would be out of service for the rest of the season.{{cite web |title=Gotlandsfärjor i kollision i Nynäshamn |url=http://svt.se/2.22620/1.1632852/gotlandsfarjor_i_kollision_i_nynashamn |date=23 July 2009 |publisher=Sveriges Television |access-date=23 July 2009 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726080519/http://svt.se/2.22620/1.1632852/gotlandsfarjor_i_kollision_i_nynashamn |archive-date=26 July 2009 }} Two days after the collision Gotlandia II sailed to Norrköping, where it was laid up until a shipyard that can take the ship in for repairs was found.{{cite web |last=Asklander |first=Micke |title=HSC Gotlandia II (2006) |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/gotlandia_II_2006.htm |work=Fakta om Fartyg |access-date=29 July 2009 |language=sv }}
By January 2011 the ship was back in service.{{cite web|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/gotlandia_II_2006.htm |title=HSC GOTLANDIA II (2006) |publisher=Faktaomfartyg.se |date=2006-04-19 |access-date=2016-02-03}}
References
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External links
- [https://gotlandsbatar.com/2020/10/16/gotlandia-ii/ HSC Gotlandia II - history (in Swedish)]
{{List of ships built by Fincantieri}}
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