MS A Galeotta
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | A Galeotta |
| Owner | Corsica Linea |
| Operator | Corsica Linea |
| Port of registry | Ajaccio,  France |
| Ordered | 25 July 2019[1] |
| Builder | Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro,  Italy |
| Cost | €150 M[2] |
| Yard number | 238 |
| Laid down | 2 September 2020 |
| Launched | 19 September 2021[3] |
| Christened | 5 January 2023[4] |
| Completed | 6 December 2022[5] |
| Maiden voyage | 10 January 2023 |
| In service | 2023–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | RoPax |
| Tonnage | 37,599 GT[6] |
| Length | 206 m (675 ft 10 in)[6] |
| Beam | 28.20 m (92 ft 6 in)[6] |
| Draught | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)[6] |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)[6] |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 70 |
MS A Galeotta, is a French RoPax operated by Corsica Linea. She was built at Cantiere Navale Visentini in Porto Viro, Italy. She was put in January 2023 on the Marseille–Corsica route. A Galeotta is the first RoPax in service between Marseille and Corsica to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).[7]
History
[edit]The vessel was ordered by Corsica Linea on 25 July 2019[1] to Cantiere Navale Visentini in Porto Viro. This is the first vessel with mixed diesel/LNG, and also the first new built RoPax ordered by the Corsican company. The project, known as P355, was designed by the Trieste-based studio Naos Ship Design and interiors by Studio Ancora.[6]
The vessel was launched on 20 September 2021[3] and left the shipyard on 28 August 2022 year to reach Trieste, where the last interventions were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyards for the sea trials carried out in the following weeks.[8] Once the sea trials were completed, A Galeotta was berthed at the passenger terminal in Venice to complete the final stages of the fitting out. The final delivery took place on 6 December 2022.[3] A Galeotta entered service on 10 January 2023 on routes from Marseille to Bastia and Ajaccio.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Corsica Linea commande un ferry GNL au chantier italien Visentini". 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Corsica Linea : premiers essais en mer prévus au printemps 2022 pour le "A Galeotta"". 23 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Corsica linea met à l'eau son nouveau navire".
- ^ "Corsica Linea inaugure son nouveau navire à Ajaccio". 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Corsica linea prend livraison de l'« A Galeotta », son nouveau fleuron".
- ^ a b c d e f g "NAOS Design P355". 6 June 2019.
- ^ "A Galeotta de Corsica Linea, premier bateau propulsé au GNL à naviguer en Méditerranée". 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Fincantieri ospita a Trieste A Galeotta del Cantiere Navale Visentini". 30 August 2022.
External links
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Media related to IMO 9891749 at Wikimedia Commons- A Galeotta on Corsica Linea official website
