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Name
  
Tanja (Darchau ferry)

Type
  
Double-ended ferry

Length
  
46 m

In service
  
1993

Launched
  
1959

Phone
  
+49 5853 1356

Darchau Ferry

Route
  
Neu Darchau–Darchau (Elbe, Lower Saxony)

Builder
  
Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek H. J. Koopman, Dordrecht, Netherlands

Status
  
in active service, as of 2010

Address
  
Hauptstraße 15, 29490 Neu Darchau, Germany

Similar
  
Neu Darchau Süd, Katemin Bäckerweg, Neu Darchau - Hafen, Klein Kühren(N Darchau, Schutschur Ortsmitte

The Darchau Ferry is a ferry across the Elbe river in Germany. It crosses between Darchau and Neu Darchau, both in the state of Lower Saxony, and is about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south-east of the city of Hamburg. The ferry boat currently in operation is the Tanja (ex Waal, ex Wijkse Veer).

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General information

The ferry itself was built in 1959 at the Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek H. J. Koopman in Dordrecht, Netherlands, and placed in service on 26 March 1960 as the Waal. From 1960 to 1974 it was operated by the Dutch municipality of Tiel. In 1974 the boat was taken over by the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede. It ran there under the name of Wijkse Veer until 1993. Since 1993 the boat has been run as the Tanja Ferry by the municipality of Neu Darchau. It replaced a smaller double-ended ferry of the same name that became the reserve ferry in Neu Darchau in 1997.

Technical information

Tanja is an open, double-ended ferry with ramps at both ends. The wheelhouse is located on a bridge in the centre above the vehicle deck. The ferry has a total length of 45.9 metres, a width of 12.1 metres and a draught of 0.7 metres. Its usable transport length is 30.9 metres, its carrying capacity 140 tonnes. Up to 21 vehicles or 200 passengers may be carried. The highest weight for a single vehicle is 40 tonnes. The ferry has a top speed of 14 km/h. It is powered by two Scania diesel engines that each drive a Voith Schneider Propeller.

References

Darchau Ferry Wikipedia