HSC Aries
ship built in 1998
Aries was a ferry, owned from 1998 to 2011 by the Italian shipping company Tirrenia di Navigazione, as well as the first single-hull in the world, together with its twins, capable of reaching 40 knots and exceeding 1,000 tons of deadweight.
Design details
Aries was a monohull constructed almost entirely of aluminum alloy, with only the parts subjected to high mechanical stress made of special steels. To give the ship excellent seaworthiness, the hull profile was of the deep V type. Two pairs of active stabilizing fins, controlled by onboard software, kept the ship's roll and yaw under control.
The ferry was organized on six decks. Three (the main deck, the upper deck, and the observation deck) were used for passenger transport, and three (the lower garage, the main garage, and the upper garage) were used for vehicle transport. The upper garage deck was liftable.
The main deck housed: Reception, Bar and 1208 second class seats.
The upper deck housed: 576 first class seats
The belvedere bridge housed a bar
Passengers boarded via a special ramp at the stern to reach the main garage. The garage was then connected to the passenger decks by stairs and two elevators, each with a capacity of 12 passengers.
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