22/11/2021, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.

When completed, she was the world's largest diesel powered high speed vessel.

38 knots service speed.

Built for Bornholmer Færgen, Denmark, to operate on a high speed service between Ystad, Southern Sweden to Rønne on the Danish island of Bornholm.


Keel laid on 03/03/2010, launched on 28/01/2011, & completed on 10/05/2011 by Austal Ships, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (246)
10,369 g.t. and 1,000 dwt., as:
'Leonora Christina' to 2018, &
'Betancuria Express' since.

https://www.fredolsen.es/en/during-your-trip/fleet/betancuria-express