MV Honfleur

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Honfleur FSG II.jpg
Honfleur at FSG shipyard
History
FranceFrance
NameHonfleur (intended)
OperatorBrittany Ferries (cancelled 2020)
Ordered2017
Builder
CostApprox. €200 million (2017)
Yard number774 (Flensburger)
Laid downAugust 2018
Launched14 December 2018
IdentificationIMO number: 9832119
General characteristics
Class and typeRoll on/roll off-passenger
Tonnage42,400 GT
Length187.4 m (615 ft)
Beam31 m (102 ft)
Installed powerTotal shaft power 30,000 kW.
Propulsion4x LNG powered engines
Speed22 kn
Capacity1,680 passengers
CrewApprox 130

MV Honfleur is a roll on/roll off passenger vessel built by Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft in Germany and completed by which was to be operated by Brittany Ferries, who cancelled the contract in 2020 after extended delays. The incomplete vessel was then taken to Trondheim, Norway for completion.

History[]

Brittany Ferries ordered Honfleur in June 2017 from German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) at a cost of about €200 million.[1][2] Construction began in March 2018 when the first steel was cut, followed by the laying of the keel several months later.[3][4] She was launched in December 2018,[5] and following fitting out was scheduled to be delivered in May 2019 before entering service the following winter season.[4] Once in service, she was to sail between Portsmouth, England and Caen, France.[1]

The completion of construction and fitting out of Honfleur was delayed by several years,[6] and she was still unfinished, with up to a year estimated to remain until delivery, when Brittany Ferries canceled their order for the ship in June 2020.[7] According to FSG, the incomplete vessel was under the shipyard's ownership at the time, leaving her fate unclear.[7] Subsequently it was reported that, as part of the restructuring of the shipyard, the unfinished ferry would be acquired by the former owner of FSG, Siem Industries, possibly for completion elsewhere.[8][9] On the 25th October 2020, the former Honfleur (now simply known as FSG 774 after the cancellation) was towed out of the FSG shipyard by two tugs, the Svitzer Thor and Carlo Martello. She was taken to the near Trondheim, Norway, which was tasked with finishing the cancelled vessel. After her completion, the vessel is to either be chartered or sold on to another operator. [10]

Design[]

Honfleur measures 42,400 GT, with a length of 187.4 metres (615 ft), a beam of 31 metres (102 ft), and a draft of 6.6 metres (22 ft).[4] She can carry up to 1,680 passengers, with 261 individual cabins, and has a 2,600 lane meter freight deck, with a capacity of 130 freight trucks, or 550 passenger cars and 64 trucks.[4] The ship is fitted with integrated electric propulsion, with four liquefied natural gas engines, with an output of about 30,000 kilowatts (40,000 hp), driving electrical generators that power two propellers, giving her a 22 knots (25 mph) service speed.[2][4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Brittany Ferries confirms order for new LNG passenger ferry". Cruise & Ferry. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Tinsley, Davis (30 October 2018). "LNG breakthrough on cross-Channel market". The Motorship. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Steel-cutting ceremony for Brittany Ferries' Honfleur". Baird Maritime. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Honfleur Passenger and Vehicle Ferry". Ship Technology. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Video: Brittany Ferries Launches Its 1st LNG-Powered Ferry". Offshore Energy. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Brittany Ferries : La livraison du Honfleur repoussée à 2021". 17 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b Todd, Tom (22 June 2020). "Another cancellation blow for German yard". The Motorship. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG): Transfer Company and Honfleur Sold". Ferry Shipping News. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. ^ Todd, Tom (4 August 2020). "New rescue package for troubled German yard". The Motor Ship. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Cancelled 'Honfleur' leaves Flensburg for Norway [Updated]". 26 October 2020.
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