HIGHLY UPGRADED RO-RO CONVERSION

The conversion of two ro/ro ships, formerly called the MERCANDIAN PRESIDENT and MERCANDIAN GOVERNER, is described. The ships, renamed the LODBROG and the KRAKA, were converted by Danyard A/S, the Danish shipbuilder and repair enterprise, to meet the specialized requirements of the Danish State Railways (DSR), which has the vessels on a nine-year bareboat charter. They are intended for passenger ro/ro service across the Great Belt. The major changes to the formerly stern- and quarter-ramped cargo ferries were the provision of angled bow access to both vehicle decks, with closing arrangements; elimination of the quarter ramp and the addition of shore-ramp weatherdeck access over the quarter; and removal of the platform deck and of the internal cargo lifts.

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  • Journal article
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding Technology International (UK)
  • ISSN: 0268-8662

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Roll on roll off ships; Ship conversion
• Old TRIS Terms: Kraka (Vessel); Lodbrog (Vessel); Mercandian governor (Vessel); Mercandian president (Vessel); Vessel descriptions
• Subject Areas: Construction; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657442
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM