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MV Varsovia – Past and Present

IMO Number: 9990480

MV Varsovia

© Fabian Vornholt

© Fabian Vornholt (Treiste, 21/04/2024)

Steel twin screw “NAOS P401” motor vessel built in 2024 by Cantieri Navale di Visentini, Donada, Italy (Yard No NB 237) as a Passenger/Ro-Ro Ship (vehicles).

Technical Data

  • Length: 216.20 m (overall) 210.48 m (between perpendiculars)
  • Breadth: 28.20 m
  • Depth: 9.60 m
  • Draught: 6.70 m
  • Tonnage: 41878 gross/ net/9386 t deadweight
  • Engines: 2 x  Wärtsilä duel fuel diesel
  • Power: 23161 kW/HP
  • Speed: 24 knots
  • Capacity: 920 passengers/214 cars/2875 lane meters
  • Call Sign: 5BKT6
  • MMSI Number: 210174000
  • IMO Number: 9990480
  • Rl Number: 95824
  • Port of Registry: Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾
  • Sister-Ship: A Galeotta (NB 238)

History

© Polferries

December 20th 2017: Keel laid.

April 18th 2023: Launched.

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© Polferries

April 7th 2024: First sea trials.

© Polferries © Polferries © Polferries © Polferries © Polferries

© Polferries

May 21st 2024  – May 25th 2024: Further trials before returning to Trieste.

July  1st 2024: Delivered to Visentini Cantieri Navale Srl, Porto Viro, Italy and chartered to Polferries. Expected to replace BALTIVIA and CRACOVIA.

July 11th 2024: Left Venice for Ystad.

July 22nd 2024: Arrived Ystad.

© Lennart Johannesson © Lennart Johannesson © Lennart Johannesson © Lennart Johannesson © Lennart Johannesson

🆕 © Lennart Johannesson (Ystad, 22/07/2024)

© Polferries © Polferries © Polferries © Polferries © Polferries                                                                                      © Polferries © Polferries

© Polferries

July 27th 2024: Entry into service Swinoujście – Ystad.

© Lennart Johannesson © Lennart Johannesson © Lennart Johannesson

🆕 © Lennart Johannesson (Ystad, 27/07/2024)

All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Lennart Johannesson, Polferries, and Fabian Vornholt for their assistance in producing this feature.

Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)

2 Comments

  1. reminds me of an earlier design by Visentini 2 of which are now “Stena Baltica” & “Stena Scandica” is it just me or are they similar in design! Almost like the designers used Tracing paper to design them

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