MF Stord (1970)

History
Norway
Name:	Stord (1970-1986); Fusa I (1986-1987); Fusa (1987-present);
Namesake:	Stord; Fusa;
Owner:	Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap (1970-2006); Tide (2006-2012); Norled (2012-present);
Port of registry:	Bergen
Builder:	Hatlø Verksted, Ulsteinvik
Yard number:	110
Launched:	1970
Identification:	IMO number: 7023099; Call sign: LNHK[1];
Status:	in active service, as of 2012
General characteristics [2]
Type:	Car/passenger ferry
Tonnage:	675 GT; 243 NT;
Length:	44.37 m (145 ft 7 in) o/a; 40.5 m (132 ft 10 in) p/p;
Beam:	10.61 m (34 ft 10 in)
Draught:	3.22 m (10 ft 7 in)
Depth:	4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Propulsion:	1 × 900 hp (671 kW) Wickmann 6 ACAT diesel engines; 2 × Volvo Penta MD 100 BK engines; 1 × Bow thruster;
Speed:	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Capacity:	237 passengers; 23 vehicles;

MS Stord is a Norwegian car/passenger ferry that has operated on various routes between the numerous islands of Hordaland county since 1970.[3]

Ship history

The vessel was built at the Hatlø Verksted yard in Ulsteinvik in 1970 for the Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap ("Hardanger-Sunnhordland Steamship Company"). After operating as Stord from 1970, it was renamed Fusa I in 1986, and to Fusa in 1987. In 2006 HSD merged with Gaia Trafikk forming a new company called Tide. The company ferry section changed its name to Norled in 2012.[3]

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Langes, W. (2003). "Fjordfähren in Norwegen ("Ferries in Norway")". fjordfaehren.de. Retrieved 22 August 2012. (in German and Norwegian)

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