Current Name |
Color Carrier |
Previous Name |
Finncarrier (until 2019), Carrier (until 2016), Birka Carrier (until 2013), United Carrier (until 2002) |
Classification Society |
Det Norske Veritas / Germanischer Lloyd |
IMO |
9132002 |
Call Sign |
LAFC6 |
Operator |
Color Line AS, Oslo, Norway |
Manager |
Color Line Marine AS, Oslo, Norway |
Owner |
Color Line Transport AS, Oslo, Norway |
Flag |
Norway |
Port of Registry |
Oslo |
Type of Ship |
Ro-Ro cargo ship |
Completion |
1998 |
Shipyard |
Santierul Naval Galati S.A., Galati, Romania / Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder AS, Rissa, Norway |
Building No. |
906 / 62 |
GT |
12.433 |
DWT [t] |
8.853 |
Overall Length [m] |
154,50 |
Registered Breadth [m] |
22,70 |
Maximum Draught [m] |
6,95 |
Propulsion [KW] |
15.600 |
Propulsion [BHP] |
21.208 |
Speed [Kn] |
20,0 |
Capacity Passengers |
12 |
Capacity Containers [TEU] |
336 |
Additional Information |
2nd ship of a series of identically constructed ferries (4 vessels), also see >Birka Express< and >Birka Trader< - hull yard: Santierul Naval Galati S.A., Galati, Romania (No. 906), total lane length: 1,775 m, trailer capacity: 125 - meanwhile the ship is equipped with a scrubber for waste gas purification and now in use as a reinforcing ferry between Kiel and Oslo for the pure trailer transport - also see >Birka Carrier< |