MF Stord (1970)

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

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[update]
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

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]

See also

• Transport in Norway