MV Mwanza

History
Tanzania
Name	MV Mwanza
Owner	Tanzanian Government [1]
Operator	TEMESA [2]
Port of registry	Mwanza
Route	Kigongo to Busisi (Mwanza) [2]
Builder	Marine Service Company Limited [2]
Cost	TSh  43million billion [2] (US$3.9 million)
Launched	28 August 2017 [2]
Completed	21 June 2018 [3]
In service	11 July 2018 [4]
Status	in service
General characteristics
Type	Ro-Pax Ferry [1]
Tonnage	250  GT [1]
Length	57.88 meters [1]
Beam	14.6 meters [1]
Draught	1.6 meters [1]
Depth	2.8 meters [1]
Decks	5 [1]
Ramps	2 [1]
Installed power	2 x Cat 3406C diesel engine, each 298kW @ 1,800rpm [1]
Propulsion	2 x Schottel SRP 150 FP rudder propellers [1]
Speed	10.8 knots [1]
Capacity	1000 passengers [1] 34 vehicles [1]
Crew	8 [1]

MV Mwanza is a Lake Victoria ferry operating on Lake Victoria in Tanzania. The ferry is a Ro-Pax ferry that operates between the villages of Kigongo and Busisi south of Mwanza town across the Mwanza Gulf in east-west direction. MV Mwanza is not the only ferry along the route (there are three other ferries) which highlights the relevance of the ferry service. ^[2]

The ferry, now the largest Ro-Pax ferry on Lake Victoria, has two decks for vehicles and goods (main deck and boat deck) and an indoor passenger deck with seats. ^[1] It was constructed by a local Tanzanian construction company in Mwanza, Songoro Marine Transport. ^[3]

References

1. "VESSEL REVIEW: Mwanza – Tanzanian-built Ro-Pax for Lake Victoria". WORK BOAT WORLD. Baird Maritime. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
2. Erikali Kukamilisha Ujenzi Wa Kivuko Kipya Cha MV MWANZA Kukamilika Mwezi Juni 2018, TEMESA, 17 May 2018 (in Swahili)
3. Kivuko Kipya Cha MV. MWANZA Chatoswa Kwenye Maji Tayari Kwa Majaribio, TEMESA, 21 June 2018 (in Swahili)
4. MV. Mwanza, TEMESA, 11 July 2018 (in Swahili)