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Car-pax ferry "Caledonia" is a comfortable modern vessel, acquired in France in 1997. The vessel is capable of accommodating 156 passengers in 2- and 4-berth cabins of first and second class. 18 1st-class cabins can be converted into 3-berth cabins, thus increasing sleeping-berth capacity up to 174. In summer passenger capacity can be increased by 50 deck places. The ship has a comfortable 90-seat restaurant, a 50-seat video-bar, a night bar with discotheque for passengers to enjoy during voyage.
The vessel features a spacious garage (car deck) with the holding capacity of up to 50 cars or 8-10 trailers/buses. Besides, the car deck is capable of carrying any kind of cargoes in pallets (bags, boxes, reels etc.). Wide powerful ramp enables several trucks to pass into the garage simultaneously, which allows organizing prompt loading/unloading of the cargoes.
Cruises, promenades, presentations, festivals, seminars as well as exhibitions, etc. can be arranged on board the vessel.
| PASSENGER FERRY "CALEDONIA" |
| Register class: Bureau Veritas: 1 3/3 E + Passenger ferry / F + Deep Sea |
| Built: 1973, Shipyard "Chantiers de Normandie", Grand Quevilly, France |
| Length overall | m | 75.63 |
| Breadth moulded | m | 14.70 |
| Depth moulded up to the main deck | m | 4.30 |
| Max draught loaded | m | 4.3 |
| Displacement with draught 3.95 m | t | 2268 |
| Deadweight with draught 3.95 m | t | 617 |
| Gross tonnage GRT | | 3079 |
| Range of sailing | mile | 6500 |
| Service speed | knots | 11.0 |
| Main engine power | kWt | 2 x 993 |
| Bunkers | t | 206 |
| Fuel consumption per day: at sea 8 t MDO, in port 1 t MDO |
| Number of crew places | Pers. | 43 |
| Number of passenger places | Pers. | 156+50 |
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There are 9 separate toilet rooms and 8 shower-rooms for passengers of 2A and 2B class cabins.
| GARAGE |
| Cargo deck length | 51.40 m |
| Cargo deck breadth | fr 0-20 - 9.00 m / fr 20-80 - 12.70 m |
| Free height | 4.35 m |
| Garage space | 606.54 square meters |
| Lane metres (breadth - 3.0 m) | 193 m |
| Number of trucks (length 16 m) | 10 |
| Axle load | 22.5 ton |
| Stern Ramp / Door | length abt. 5.0 m / breadth abt. 9.0 m |
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PLAN OF THE SHIP
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