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| Ship caption = ''Leonora Christina''
| Ship caption = ''Betancuria Express'' operating as ''Leonora Christina''
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| Ship country = Denmark
| Ship name = ''Leonora Christina''
| Ship name = ''Leonora Christina''
| Ship owner = [[BornholmerFærgen]]
| Ship owner = [[BornholmerFærgen]]
| Ship operator =
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| Ship registry = {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Rønne]]
| Ship registry = {{flag|Denmark}}, [[Rønne]]
| Ship route =
| Ship route = [[Rønne]] - [[Ystad]]
| Ship ordered = April 2009
| Ship ordered = 2 April 2009
| Ship builder = [[Austal Ships]]<ref>[http://www.austal.com/en/products-and-services/commercial-products/ferries-vehicle-passenger/leonora-christina-113m.aspx Austal Ships]</ref><br /> [[Australia]]
| Ship builder =[[Austal]], [[Perth]]
| Ship original cost =
| Ship original cost =
| Ship yard number = 148
| Ship yard number = 246
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| Ship laid down = 3 March 2010
| Ship launched = 28 January 2011
| Ship completed = 10 May 2011
| Ship christened =
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| Ship maiden voyage = 18 May 2011
| Ship in service = 22 June 2011
| Ship out of service =
| Ship identification = [[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: OWGM2
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| Ship country = Spain
| Ship name = ''Betancuria Express''
| Ship owner = [[Fred. Olsen Express]]
| Ship operator =
| Ship registry = {{flag|Spain|civil}}, [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]
| Ship route = [[Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]] - [[Morro Jable]]
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| Ship launched = January 22, 2011<ref name = "Austal">[http://www.austal.com/index.cfm?objectid=CA5AD03B-65BF-EBC1-22F2F8A9E2049937 www.austal.com] Pressrelease: ''Austal Launches Its Largest Catamaran''.</ref>
| Ship completed = March 2011
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| Ship maiden voyage = May 18, 2011
| Ship maiden voyage =
| Ship in service = June 22, 2011
| Ship in service = 15 October 2018
| Ship out of service =
| Ship out of service =
| Ship identification = Callsign: OWGM2<br />[[IMO Number]]: 9557848<br>[[MMSI Number]] [http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/nl/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=219282000 219282000]
| Ship identification =*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: EAKD
*{{IMO Number|9557848}}
*{{MMSI Number|219282000}}
*{{ship register|DNV|30260}}
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| Ship class = ''+ 1A1 HSLC, R2, [[Passenger ship|Passenger Car Ferry]] A, EO''<ref name = "veritas">[http://exchange.dnv.com/Exchange/Main.aspx?EXTool=Vessel&VesselID=30260 norske veritas]</ref>
| Ship class = ''+ 1A1 HSLC, R2, [[Passenger ship|Passenger Car Ferry]] A, EO''<ref name = "veritas">{{csr|register=DNV|id=30260|shipname=Betancuria Express|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref>
| Ship tonnage = 6,402 [[Registerton|bt]] / 500 [[Registerton|nt]]
| Ship tonnage = {{GT|10,369}}
| Ship displacement =
| Ship displacement =
| Ship length = 112.6 m
| Ship length = 115 m
| Ship beam = 26.2 m
| Ship beam = 26.2 m
| Ship height = 28.5 m
| Ship height = 28.5 m
| Ship draught =
| Ship draught = 3.8 m
| Ship draft = 4.85 m
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| Ship depth = 8.5 m
| Ship depth = 8.5 m
| Ship decks = 5 (3 car decks / 2 passenger decks
| Ship decks = 5 (3 car decks / 2 passenger decks
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| Ship power = 4 x [[MAN Diesel|MAN]] 20V 28/33D diesel engines
| Ship power = *4 x [[MAN Diesel|MAN]] 20V 28/33D diesel engines
*36,400&nbsp;kW combined<ref name="fobetexp"/>
| Ship propulsion = 4 x Rolls Royce [[KaMeWa]] 125 SIII waterjets<ref>[http://www.austal.com/index.cfm?objectID=79F6F248-65BF-EBC1-22DB9EF3F6A8272B www.austal.com] ''Delivery of one 113 metre high speed vehicle catamaran ferry''</ref>
| Ship propulsion = 4 x [[Rolls-Royce Holdings|Rolls-Royce]] [[KaMeWa]] 125 SIII waterjets<ref>[http://www.austal.com/index.cfm?objectID=79F6F248-65BF-EBC1-22DB9EF3F6A8272B www.austal.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213034252/http://austal.com/index.cfm?objectID=79F6F248-65BF-EBC1-22DB9EF3F6A8272B |date=2010-12-13 }} ''Delivery of one 113 metre high speed vehicle catamaran ferry''</ref>
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| Ship speed = {{convert|40|kn|km/h}}
| Ship capacity = 1400 passengers, 350 cars, 40 trucks
| Ship speed = {{convert|38|kn|km/h}}
| Ship crew = 30 - 35
| Ship capacity = *1598 passengers
*357 cars
| Ship crew = 22
| Ship notes =
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[[File:Leonora Christina IMO 9557848 - 1.JPG|{{Largethumb}}|''Leonora Christina'' in [[Rønne]].]]
[[File:Leonora Christina IMO 9557848 - 3.JPG|{{Largethumb}}|''Leonora Christina'' in [[Rønne]].]]
The '''Leonora Christina''' is a fast passenger ferry which was built in 2011 by [[Austal Ships]], [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Australia]]. She is currently in active service between [[Rønne]] ([[Bornholm]] in [[Denmark]]) and [[Ystad]] in [[Sweden]].


The '''''Betancuria Express''''' is a fast passenger and vehicle ferry operated by the [[Canary Islands]] ferry company [[Fred. Olsen Express]] on the route between [[Gran Canaria]] and [[Fuerteventura]].<ref name="fobetexp">{{cite web |url=https://www.fredolsen.es/en/fred-olsen-experience/fleet/betancuria-express |title=Betancuria Express |website=Fred. Olsen Express |access-date=2019-04-11 }}</ref> It was built in 2011 by [[Austal]] in [[Perth]], Western Australia as the ''Leonora Christina'' for [[BornholmerFærgen]].
She is [[BornholmerFærgen]] which provides services between the Island [[Bornholm]] and Sweden. The ferry had technical problems and was taken out of service for more than two weeks. [[HSC Villum Clausen|Villum Clausen]] had to take over during that period.


==History==
== External links ==
The ''Betancuria Express'' was built by [[Austal]] in [[Perth]], Western Australia for [[BornholmerFærgen]] as the ''Leonora Christina'', being completed in March 2011.<ref>[https://www.marinelink.com/news/catamaran-launches336973 Austal Launches its Largest Catamaran] ''MaeineLink'' January 21, 2011</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110927143313/http://www.austal.com/en/products-and-services/commercial-products/ferries-vehicle-passenger/leonora-christina-113m.aspx Leonora Christina] Austal</ref> It commenced operating between [[Rønne]] in Denmark and [[Ystad]] in Sweden in June 2011.
* [http://www.bornholmerfaergen.dk www.bornholmerfaergen.dk]
* [http://www.tv2bornholm.dk/moduler/nyheder/news.asp?mSS=1&Id=51929 tv2bornholm.dk]
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* [http://www.b.dk/danmark/historisk-ballede-om-faergenavn Historisk ballede om faergenavn]


In April 2017, the ''Leonora Christina'' was sold to [[Fred. Olsen Express]], although the transfer did not take place until the September 2018.<ref>[https://www.shippax.com/en/news/leonora-christina-has-been-sold.aspx Leonora Christina has been sold] ''Shippax''</ref> Since October 2018, the ship, now renamed as ''Betancuria Express'', serves the route between [[Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]] and [[Morro Jable]], in the south of [[Fuerteventura]].<ref name="fobetexp"/>
=== Technical information ===
* [http://www.faergelejet.dk/faerge.php?id=1386&n=1 faergelejet.dk]
* [http://exchange.dnv.com/Exchange/Main.aspx?EXTool=Vessel&VesselID=30260 Det Norske Veritas] (DNV)
* [http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=219282000 marinetraffic.com] (AIS)
* [http://skibsregister.dma.dk/Main.asp?CSR=9173047&SID=5756583&VID=5414201&A=1&D=1 skibsregister.dma.dk] (Søfartstyrelsen).
* [http://www.austal.com/Resources/Deliveries/79f6f248-65bf-ebc1-22db-9ef3f6a8272b/auto-express-113-hull-246.pdf austal.com: Data sheet]


=== Video ===
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imdA8FO9s_4 ''Leonora Christina''] for the first time in "[[Rønne]] Havn"
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csEIzDyb0Ns ''Villum Clausen'' og ''Leonora Christina''], for the first time together in "[[Rønne]] Havn"


==Gallery==
==External links==
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*[https://www.fredolsen.es/en/fred-olsen-experience/fleet/betancuria-express Fred Olsen Express description of the ship]
File:Leonora Christina IMO 9557848 - 4.JPG|''Leonora Christina'' in the harbour of [[Rønne]].
*[http://www.tv2bornholm.dk/moduler/nyheder/news.asp?mSS=1&Id=51929 tv2bornholm.dk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318165916/http://www.tv2bornholm.dk/moduler/nyheder/news.asp?mSS=1&Id=51929 |date=18 March 2012 }}
File:Villum Clausen IMO 9216250 & Leonora Christina IMO 9557848.JPG|''[[HSC Villum Clausen|Villum Clausen]]'' and ''Leonora Christina'' for the first timein the harbour of [[Rønne]].
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*[http://www.b.dk/danmark/historisk-ballade-om-faergenavn Historisk ballade om færgenavn]
File:Leonora Christina IMO 9557848 - 5.JPG|Captain ''Søren Schow'' on ''Leonora Christina'' in the harbour of [[Rønne]].
File:Leonora Christina IMO 9557848 - 6.JPG|''Leonora Christina'' in the harbour of [[Rønne]].
File:Leonora Christina IMO 9557848 - 7.JPG|''Leonora Christina'' in the harbour of [[Rønne]].
File:Leonora Christina IMO 9557848 - 8.JPG|''Leonora Christina'' in the harbour of [[Rønne]].
File:IMG 6599.JPG|''Leonora Christina'' in the harbour of [[Rønne]].
File:Leonora Christinas forstavnen.jpg|''Leonora Christina'''s bow
File:Leonora Christina IMO 9557848 - 9.JPG|''Leonora Christinas'' stern
File:Leonora Christina IMO 9557848 - 10.JPG|''Leonora Christina'' was officially christened on June 21, 2011 by the mayor of [[Bornholm]]: [[Winni Grossbøl]].
File:Leonora Christina IMO 9557848 - 11.JPG|''Leonora Christina'' was officially christened on June 21, 2011 by the mayor of [[Bornholm]]: [[Winni Grossbøl]].
File:John Steen Mikkelsen & Winni Grosbøll.JPG|Administrating director [[John Steen Mikkelsen]] and mayor [[Winni Grosbøll]] after the christening.
File:Leonora Christina IMO 9557848 - 12.JPG|''Leonora Christina'' on her way out of the harbour of [[Rønne]].
</gallery>
== See also ==
* Povl Anker
* Hammerodde
* [[HSC Villum Clausen|Villum Clausen]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{commonscat|Leonora Christina (ship, 2011)}}


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Latest revision as of 21:41, 14 May 2024

Betancuria Express operating as Leonora Christina
History
Denmark
NameLeonora Christina
OwnerBornholmerFærgen
Port of registry Denmark, Rønne
RouteRønne - Ystad
Ordered2 April 2009
BuilderAustal, Perth
Yard number246
Laid down3 March 2010
Launched28 January 2011
Completed10 May 2011
Maiden voyage18 May 2011
In service22 June 2011
IdentificationCallsign: OWGM2
Spain
NameBetancuria Express
OwnerFred. Olsen Express
Port of registry Spain, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
RouteLas Palmas de Gran Canaria - Morro Jable
In service15 October 2018
Identification
General characteristics
Class and type+ 1A1 HSLC, R2, Passenger Car Ferry A, EO[2]
Tonnage10,369 GT
Length115 m
Beam26.2 m
Height28.5 m
Draught3.8 m
Depth8.5 m
Decks5 (3 car decks / 2 passenger decks
Ramps2 (stern and bow)
Installed power
  • 4 x MAN 20V 28/33D diesel engines
  • 36,400 kW combined[3]
Propulsion4 x Rolls-Royce KaMeWa 125 SIII waterjets[1]
Speed38 knots (70 km/h)
Capacity
  • 1598 passengers
  • 357 cars
Crew22

The Betancuria Express is a fast passenger and vehicle ferry operated by the Canary Islands ferry company Fred. Olsen Express on the route between Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura.[3] It was built in 2011 by Austal in Perth, Western Australia as the Leonora Christina for BornholmerFærgen.

History

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The Betancuria Express was built by Austal in Perth, Western Australia for BornholmerFærgen as the Leonora Christina, being completed in March 2011.[4][5] It commenced operating between Rønne in Denmark and Ystad in Sweden in June 2011.

In April 2017, the Leonora Christina was sold to Fred. Olsen Express, although the transfer did not take place until the September 2018.[6] Since October 2018, the ship, now renamed as Betancuria Express, serves the route between Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Morro Jable, in the south of Fuerteventura.[3]

References

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  1. ^ www.austal.com Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine Delivery of one 113 metre high speed vehicle catamaran ferry
  2. ^ "Betancuria Express (30260)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Betancuria Express". Fred. Olsen Express. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. ^ Austal Launches its Largest Catamaran MaeineLink January 21, 2011
  5. ^ Leonora Christina Austal
  6. ^ Leonora Christina has been sold Shippax
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