HSC Gotlandia II

HSC Gotlandia II under way, June 2015.
History
Name	HSC Gotlandia II
Owner	Destination Gotland
Operator	Destination Gotland
Port of registry	Visby,  Sweden
Route	Visby—Nynäshamn, Visby—Oskarshamn
Ordered	July 19, 2004
Builder	Fincantieri, Italy
Yard number	6128
Laid down	February 28, 2005
Launched	December 30, 2005
Christened	April 18, 2006
In service	July 6, 2006
Identification	IMO number: 9328015
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	fast ferry
Tonnage	6,554 GT 578 DWT
Length	122 m (400 ft 3 in)
Beam	16.65 m (54 ft 8 in)
Draught	3.33 m (10 ft 11 in)
Installed power	4x MAN B&W RK 280, 36.000 kW
Speed	32 knots (59.26 km/h; 36.82 mph)
Capacity	780 passengers 160 cars

HSC Gotlandia II is a fast ferry operated by the Swedish company Destination Gotland. It was built by Fincantieri, Italy in 2006. It is used on Destination Gotland's routes Nynäshamn-Visby and Oskarshamn-Visby. The ferry can carry up to 780 passengers and has a waterjet propulsion system that allows speeds up to 35 knots.

2009 Collision[]

On July 23, 2009 Gotlandia II and another Destination Gotland ferry, , collided outside Nynäshamn. Gotlandia II received heavy damage to its superstructure and 5 people were rushed to a hospital. It was later announced that the ferry would be out of service for the rest of the season.^[1] Two days after the collision Gotlandia II sailed to Norrköping, where it was laid up until a shipyard that can take the ship in for repairs was found.^[2] By January 2011 the ship was back in service.^[3]

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