MS Sharden
{{Short description|Cruiseferry}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= SHARDEN OLBIA 014.jpg |Ship caption= {{MS|Sharden}} }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= |Ship flag= |Ship name= GNV Auriga |Ship namesake= |Ship owner=Tirrenia di Navigazione |Ship operator=Grandi Navi Veloci |Ship registry=Genova, {{flag|Italy}} |Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=28 September 2004 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed=2 March 2005 |Ship acquired= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service=2005–present |Ship out of service= |Ship refit= |Ship identification=*Call sign: IBLN
|Ship fate= |Ship status= In service |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship type=Cruiseferry |Ship tonnage= {{GT|39,780}} |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|214|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|26.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|6.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship depth= |Ship decks= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship power=*4 × Wärtsilä 12V46C
|Ship propulsion= |Ship speed= {{convert|29|kn}} |Ship range= |Ship capacity=*3,000 passengers
|Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
MS GNV Auriga is a cruiseferry owned and operated by Grandi Navi Veloci. It was built in Fincantieri in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy.
Features
Sharden is the second of two sister ships, the other being Nuraghes. They are an improved version of the previous Bithia class with an additional car deck which brings their gross tonnage to nearly 40,000 and allows nearly 2,000 linear meters greater cargo capacity, the equivalent of about 140 semi-trailers, or 1,085 cars. The ship can carry up to 3,000 passengers and has nine decks:{{cite web |url=http://www.navimania.net/tirrenia/mappe_nuraghes.jpg |title=Mappe_nuraghes.JPG (2800x720 pixels) |website=www.navimania.net |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904225205/http://www.navimania.net/tirrenia/mappe_nuraghes.jpg |archive-date=4 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}
- Deck 8: infirmary, kennels, and solarium
- Deck 7: children's area, 648 second class seats, and 68 cabins
- Deck 6: reception, central bar, bar of the festivals, cinema, restaurant, self-service, and shops
- Deck 5: 258 cabins
- Deck 4: mobile car deck for 265 cars
- Deck 4: car deck for 373 cars or 70 trailers
- Deck 3: car deck for 335 cars or 65 trailers
- Deck 2: car deck for 60 cars
- Deck 1: car deck for 52 cars
Despite the addition of a deck, and the consequent increase in displacement, the same diesel engines as the Bithia class were employed. Four Wärtsilä 12V46C engines generate a power of more than 51,000 kW. These engines allow the ship to reach a top speed of 29 knots (53.70 km/h).
Top performance is fully exploited only for the daytime crossings and in the high season, i.e. when passenger and vehicle traffic justifies the larger fuel consumption; otherwise, the ship keeps a speed that allows it to save fuel, usually between 19 and 23 knots by using only two of its four engines.
History
Sharden was launched by Fincantieri on September 28, 2004,{{cite web |url=http://www.fincantieri.it/cms/data/browse/news/000115.aspx |title=28/09/2004 |website=www.fincantieri.it |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821102122/http://www.fincantieri.it/cms/data/browse/news/000115.aspx |archive-date=21 August 2011 |url-status=dead}} and delivered to Tirrenia on March 2, 2005.{{cite web|url=http://edicola.unionesarda.it/Articolo.aspx?date=20050303&Categ=0&Item=1&articleID=1106544 |title=Sfoglia il giornale gratuitamente - L'Unione Sarda |website=Edicola.unionesarda.it |date= |accessdate=2017-02-23}} entering service in mid-March on the Civitavecchia-Olbia route.{{cite web|url=http://edicola.unionesarda.it/Articolo.aspx?date=20050324&Categ0=&Item=1&articleID=114349 |title=Sfoglia il giornale gratuitamente - L'Unione Sarda |website=Edicola.unionesarda.it |date= |accessdate=2017-02-23}}
On February 3, 2012, while leaving Civitavecchia heading for Olbia, Sharden struck the breakwater due to the strong winds and an exceptional snowstorm raging throughout central Italy that reduced visibility. The accident resulted in a hole about 30 meters above the waterline. None of the 262 passengers and 53 crew members were injured.{{cite web |url=http://www3.lastampa.it/cronache/sezioni/articolo/lstp/441160/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130413055938/http://www3.lastampa.it/cronache/sezioni/articolo/lstp/441160/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-13 |title=La nave urta la banchina:tutti salvi, ma tanta paura - La Stampa |website=Lastampa.it |date= |accessdate=2017-02-23 }}
On July 13, 2016, Sharden collided with the GNV's ferry Excelsior in Genoa harbor due to 25 knot wind speeds; neither ship suffered significant damage.{{cite web |url=http://lanuovasardegna.gelocal.it/regione/2016/07/14/news/scontro-in-porto-a-genova-paura-sulla-nave-per-la-sardegna-1.13815711 |title=Scontro in porto a Genova, paura sulla nave per la Sardegna - Regione - la Nuova Sardegna |website=lanuovasardegna.gelocal.it |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715160014/http://lanuovasardegna.gelocal.it/regione/2016/07/14/news/scontro-in-porto-a-genova-paura-sulla-nave-per-la-sardegna-1.13815711 |archive-date=15 July 2016 |url-status=dead}}
On November 15, 2016, the body of a German passenger who had gone missing two months before was found in a ventilation shaft inside the ship.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.secoloditalia.it/2016/11/giallo-cadavere-nascosto-prua-traghetto-tirrenia-sharden/ |title=E' giallo sul cadavere nascosto sotto la prua del traghetto Tirrenia Sharden - Secolo d'Italia |website=Secoloditalia.it |date=1976-02-23 |accessdate=2017-02-23}}
Sharden is currently operated on the Genoa-Porto Torres route.
See also
References
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Sharden (ship, 2005)}}
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