MV Logos Hope

	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	1973–1983: Halmstad Sweden; 1983–2011: Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 2011 onwards: Valletta, Malta;
Ordered	1972
Builder	Nobiskrug, Rendsburg, Germany
Yard number	678
Laid down	1973 (est)
Launched	10 February 1973
Completed	1974 (est)
Identification	IMO number: 7302914
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Ropax
Tonnage	12,519 GT
Length	132.5 m (434 ft 9 in)
Beam	21.06 m (69 ft 1 in)
Draught	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in)
Decks	9
Ramps	1
Ice class	PC6
Installed power	4 X SWD 6TM 410 RR 6-cylinder diesel engines
Propulsion	2 × controllable pitch propellers; 1 × bow thruster;
Speed	13.5 kn
Capacity	442 passengers
Crew	300

MV Logos Hope is a ship operated by the faith-based organisation 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 and Iceland.

History

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. 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

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

External links

Media related to IMO 7302914 at Wikimedia Commons

[GBAtech-1] "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.

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