MV Logos Hope

Logos Hope in Kiel
Logos Hope in Kiel
History
Name
  • 1973–1983: Gustav Vasa
  • 1983–2003: Norröna
  • 2003–2004: Norröna I
  • 2004 onwards: Logos Hope
Operator
  • 1973–1976: Öresundsbolaget
  • 1976–1980: Saga Line
  • 1980–1983: TT Saga Line
  • 1983–2004: Smyril Line
  • 2004 onwards: GBA Ships
Port of registry
BuilderNobiskrug, Rendsburg, Germany
Yard number678
Launched10 February 1973
IdentificationIMO number: 7302914
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1]
Tonnage12,519 GT
Length132.5 m (434 ft 9 in)
Beam21.06 m (69 ft 1 in)
Draught5.22 m (17 ft 2 in)
Decks9
Installed power4 X SWD 6TM 410 RR 6-cylinder diesel engines
Propulsion
Capacity442 passengers

MV Logos Hope is a ship operated as a part of a faith based organisations by Gute Bücher für Alle.[2] She was built in 1973 as the ferry MV Gustav Vasa for service between Malmö (Sweden) and Travemünde (Germany) and later operated as the MV Norröna providing a ferry service to the Faroe Islands.

History

The same ship as MV Norröna in the harbour of Torshavn in 1997

In 1973 the ship was commissioned as the car ferry Gustav Vasa running between Malmö (Sweden) and Travemünde (Germany), a route she ran for 10 years. In April 1983 she was sold to the Faroese ferry company Smyril Line and renamed Norröna. Sailing from Tórshavn, the Faroese capital, to Lerwick (Shetland Islands), Bergen (Norway), Hanstholm (Denmark) and Seyðisfjörður (Iceland) each summer, she was often chartered in the winter to cover other operators’ overhaul schedules.

On 8 April 1990 the vessel suffered a small deliberate fire in the passenger accommodation resulting in several casualties.[citation needed] The ferry was on charter to B&I Ferries (now Irish Ferries) running between Pembroke Dock & Rosslare. Casualties were evacuated by RAF Rescue Helicopters to Withybush General Hospital in Haverfordwest.

When Smyril Line delivered a new Norröna in 2003, the old vessel became Norröna I and was put up for sale. Gute Bücher für Alle purchased the vessel in March 2004.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Technical Specifications". GBA Ships. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ^ Alcorn, Randy. "Meet the Logos Hope, a Floating Bookshop and an Incredible International Ministry". Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  3. ^ "Gustav Vasa (7302914)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 12 January 2021.