MV Biokovo

History
NameBiokovo
Owner2009 onwards: Jadrolinija[1]
Operator2009 onwards: Jadrolinija[1]
Port of registryRijeka,  Croatia
RouteSplit–Supetar (as of 2010)
BuilderBrodosplit, Split, Croatia
Launched23 May 2009
In service2009
IdentificationIMO number: 9559107
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeHull 515 class ro-ro ferry[1]
Tonnage
Length87.60 m (287 ft 5 in)[2]
Beam17.50 m (57 ft 5 in)[2]
Draught2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)
Installed power
Speed13.0 knots (24.08 km/h; 14.96 mph)
Capacity
  • 1200 passengers
  • 138 cars

MV Biokovo is a ro-ro vehicle and passenger ferry owned and operated by Jadrolinija, the Croatian state-owned ferry company. She was built in July 2009 by the Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia. As of June 2010 she serves on the Split—Supetar route.

MV Biokovo is a Hull 515 class ferry, along with her twin, the MV Jadran, which was also built at Brodosplit in May 2010.[1] These two ferries were commissioned as part of Jadrolinija's fleet renewal program, which (as of June 2010) include a total of eight newly built ships since 2004. These including two other Hull 515 class ferries, the MV Hrvat and MV Juraj Dalmatinac which had been built by the Kraljevica shipyard and delivered in 2007.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Zaplovio trajekt Jadran" (in Croatian). Agencija za obalni linijski pomorski promet. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Biokovo" (in Croatian). Jadrolinija. Retrieved 7 June 2010.