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December 2012www.marinelink.com 11In mid-November, Hvide Sande Skibs- & Baadbyggeri delivered a 50m ferry to Swedish domestic ferry company Ven- Trafiken. The vessels, which name is Uraniborg, will be operating between Landskrona in Sweden and the Swedishisland Hven in the Øresund. Knud E. Hansen A/S has been responsible for the Basic Design of the new vessels for the Danish shipyard Hvide Sande Skibe- & Baadbyggeri, including: Class drawings, general design of hull, stability and out-fitting, machinery systems arrangement and other documentation.The vessel has been designed as a dou- ble-end passenger ferry and will be car- rying trucks, cars and bicycles. The main deck is arranged for easy access forpedestrians and bicycles, and the vessel can carry up to 394 passengers and up to14 cars or 2 trailers and 7 cars.The vessel has also two engine rooms, one located in each end. The two high ef- ficiency azimuth thrusters, one at each end of the vessel, have contra rotating double screw fixed pitch propeller di- rectly driven by a high speed diesel en- gine. HII: 10th Virginia Class Sub LaunchedHuntington Ingalls Industries said that the Virginia-class submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) was launched into the James River Nov. 3 at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. The 10th Virginia-class submarine, at about 92 percent complete Minnesota is on track to complete in 63 months. Construc-tion began in February 2008, and Minnesota was christened Oct. 27. Knud E. Hansen: Double End Ferry DesignMR#12 (10-17):MR Template 12/4/2012 4:12 PM Page 11