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Bornholm Express

ship built in 2006

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 11, 2026
Entity authorityQ4946123
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Bornholm Express is a fast passenger ferry built in 2006 by Damen, Gorinchem, Netherlands. It is currently in active service.

Construction

Bornholm Express was built in Singapore in 2006 by Damen Group, Gorinchem, the Netherlands as yard number 082. The ship is a 322 GT monohull design constructed of aluminium. Bornholm Express is 41.00 metres (134 ft 6 in) long, with a beam of 8.00 metres (26 ft 3 in) and a depth of 2.30 metres (7 ft 7 in). She is powered by three Caterpillar C32 diesel engines driving three screw propellers via reverse reduction gearboxes. Each engine is rated at 1,645 kilowatts (2,206 hp) at 2,300 rpm. She is capable of 25 knots (46 km/h).

History

Bornholm Express was ordered by Christansøfarten Aps, Gudhjem on 28 May 2004. Launched in February 2006, she was completed in March 2006 and the loaded on board MV Pancaldo for delivery.

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The public source identifies “Bornholm Express” as ship built in 2006. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bornholm, Express and ship.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2006, 2004—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Bornholm, Express and ship providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from Bornholm Express” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.