MS Superspeed 1
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:SuperSpeed 1 (1).jpg | Ship caption = MS Superspeed 1 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = MS Superspeed 1 | Ship owner = Color Line | Ship operator = Color Line | Ship registry = Kristiansand, {{flag|Norway}}{{cite web|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/superspeed_I_2008.htm |title=M/S Superspeed 1 (2008) |accessdate=2008-02-29 |last=Asklander |first=Micke |work=Fakta om Fartyg |language=Swedish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328203824/http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/superspeed_I_2008.htm |archivedate=2008-03-28 }} | Ship route = Kristiansand—Hirtshals | Ship ordered = 15 December 2005 | Ship builder = Aker Finnyards, Rauma, Finland | Ship original cost = {{ShipCost|FIN|126|m|ref={{cite web |url=http://www.cruisebusiness.com/images/20080306/63_CBR_Color_Superspeed.pdf |title=Color SuperSpeed – Ferry for the future |accessdate=2008-03-07 |last=Johannessen |first=Anders |work=Cruise Business Review 1/2008 |publisher=Cruise Media Oy Ltd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704065658/http://www.cruisebusiness.com/images/20080306/63_CBR_Color_Superspeed.pdf |archive-date=2008-07-04 |url-status=dead }}}} | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = 28 February 2007 | Ship launched = 1 August 2007 | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = 27 February 2008 | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = 13 March 2008 | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|9374519}}
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Ship class = Superspeed class fast ropax ferry | Ship tonnage = {{GT|34,231}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|211.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|25.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|6.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = 4 × Wärtsilä 9L46 diesels, combined 38,400 kW | Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = *{{convert|27|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}} service speed
| Ship capacity = *2400 people total after expansion in 2011 (crew + passengers)
| Ship crew = 75 | Ship notes = }} |
MS Superspeed 1 is a fast ro-pax ferry owned and operated by Color Line. She was built by Aker Finnyards, Rauma, Finland in 2008, and entered service on the Kristiansand—Hirtshals route on 13 March 2008.
Concept and construction
Since its establishment in 1991, Color Line had operated various conventional ferries between Norway and Denmark. From 1996 onwards fast ferries were used to enhance the service during the northern hemisphere summer season.{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/hoverspeed_belgium_1991.htm |title=HSC Hoverspeed Belgium (1991) |accessdate=2008-02-29 |last=Asklander |first=Micke |work=Fakta om Fartyg |language=Swedish |archive-date=2015-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516013717/http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/hoverspeed_belgium_1991.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/hoverspeed_france_1991.htm |title=HSC Hoverspeed France (1991) |accessdate=2008-02-29 |last=Asklander |first=Micke |work=Fakta om Fartyg |language=Swedish |archive-date=2015-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725065005/http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/hoverspeed_france_1991.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/silvia_ana_l_1996.htm |title=HSC Silvia Ana L (1996) |accessdate=2008-02-29 |last=Asklander |first=Micke |work=Fakta om Fartyg |language=Swedish |archive-date=2015-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804175142/http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/silvia_ana_l_1996.htm |url-status=live }} After an evaluation period of several years, the company began the planning process for two new large, fast, ferries in spring 2004, with the concept name Color Line Superspeed. The new ships were planned with a high enough service speed to eliminate the need for overnight crossings entirely and as a result they only include cabins for truck drivers and the ships crew. On 15 December 2005 the construction of the ships was awarded to Aker Finnyards' Rauma shipyard.{{cite web|url=http://www.colorline.com/servlets/page?section=4015&item=21323 |title=A new era in the traditional traffic between Norway and Denmark |accessdate=2008-02-29 |date=2005-12-15 |publisher=Color Line press release |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070729053459/http://www.colorline.com/servlets/page?section=4015&item=21323 |archivedate=2007-07-29 }} Aker Finnyards had previously built what was at the time the world's largest cruiseferry {{MS|Color Fantasy}} for Color, and was at the time in the process of building {{MS|Color Magic}}, a slightly enlargened version of the Color Fantasy.{{cite news |title=Rauma saamassa kaksi risteilijätilausta |url=http://www.hs.fi/teksti/tuoreet/artikkeli/1101981494427 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |publisher=HS-STT |date=2005-11-02 |accessdate=2008-02-29 |language=Finnish }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} The delivery times for the Color Line Superspeed vessels were originally planned for December 2007 for the first ship and April 2008 for the second. Due to delays in construction, including technical problems with one of the auxiliary engines, the first ship, MS Superspeed 1, was not delivered to Color Line until 27 February 2008.
Design
Both the exterior and interior design of Superspeed 1 was handled by the Oslo-based Falkum-Hansen Design.
=Exterior design=
The hull shape of the Superspeed 1 has been designed for optimized speed performance and good sea-keeping characteristics. The ship has a fairly high, short bow, a rounded superstructure raising straight up to the bridge. The rear of the ship is relatively long, with a large entry space between the rear of the superstructure and the actual rear of the ship. The hull has been painted in the traditional dark blue of Color Line, with a red decorative stripe on top of the blue area. The blue hull paint raises upwards in an arch from the front of the ship, following the shape of the bow, and then arches all the way down to the waterline at the rear. A wide black stripe has been painted along the windows on deck 8, and the window frames of the bridge and the rears windows on deck 7 and 8 are also painted black. The funnel, located very close to amidship, is of a similar design to the funnels of {{MS|Color Fantasy}} and {{MS|Color Magic}}.
File:SuperSpeed 1_IMO 9374519_F_Hirtshals_06-07-2021 (2).jpg
=Interior design=
=Engines=
The main engines consist of four medium-speed diesel engines (Wärtsilä type 9L46), each with 9,600 kW power at 500 r.p.m., acting on two Rolls-Royce-KaMeWa propellers. The auxiliary engines for generating electric power are four Wärtsilä diesel engines of type 6L32 each with 3,000 kW. Two bow-thrusters each with 2,400 kW and a stern thruster with 1,200 kW are installed for safe manoevring e.g. in the port of Hirtshals.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110517153545/http://www.colorline.com/ships_and_sailings/hirtshals_-_kristiansand Page about the M/S SuperSpeed 1]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110725035843/http://www.colorline.com/ships_and_sailings/hirtshals_-_kristiansand/technical_facts_m_s_superspeed_1 Technical Facts]
- [http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1245413 Shipspotting: M/S SuperSpeed 1 photos]
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{{Superspeed class}}
{{Color Line ships}}
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Category:Ships built in Rauma, Finland