Betancuria Express

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.[2] It was built in 2011 by Austal in Perth, Australia as the Leonora Christina for BornholmerFærgen.

Betancuria Express operating as Leonora Christina
History
Denmark
Name: Leonora Christina
Owner: BornholmerFærgen
Port of registry:  Denmark, Rønne
Route: Rønne - Ystad
Ordered: 2 April 2009
Builder: Austal, Perth
Yard number: 246
Laid down: 3 March 2010
Launched: 28 January 2011
Completed: 10 May 2011
Maiden voyage: 18 May 2011
In service: 22 June 2011
Identification: Callsign: OWGM2
Spain
Name: Betancuria Express
Owner: Fred. Olsen Express
Port of registry:  Spain, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Route: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Morro Jable
In service: 15 October 2018
Identification:
General characteristics
Class and type: + 1A1 HSLC, R2, Passenger Car Ferry A, EO[1]
Tonnage: 10,369 GT
Length: 115 m
Beam: 26.2 m
Height: 28.5 m
Draught: 3.8 m
Depth: 8.5 m
Decks: 5 (3 car decks / 2 passenger decks
Ramps: 2 (stern and bow)
Installed power:
  • 4 x MAN 20V 28/33D diesel engines
  • 36,400 kW combined[2]
Propulsion: 4 x Rolls Royce KaMeWa 125 SIII waterjets[3]
Speed: 38 knots (70 km/h)
Capacity:
  • 1598 passengers
  • 357 cars
Crew: 22

History

The Betancuria Express was built by Austal in Perth, 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.[2]

References
  1. "Betancuria Express (30260)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. "Betancuria Express". Fred. Olsen Express. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. www.austal.com Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine Delivery of one 113 metre high speed vehicle catamaran ferry
  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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