MS Superstar
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 MS Superstar arriving in Helsinki, April 2008 |
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| Name: | MS Superstar |
| Owner: | Tallink Superfast Ltd[1] |
| Operator: | Tallink |
| Route: | Helsinki—Tallinn[2] |
| Ordered: | 5 August 2005[3] |
| Builder: | Fincantieri Ancona, Italy[4] |
| Cost: | €120 million[1] |
| Yard number: | 6140[4] |
| Laid down: | 18 January 2007[5] |
| Launched: | 5 October 2007[6] |
| Christened: | 5 October 2007 by Kaia Kanepi[6] |
| Acquired: | 8 April 2008[1] |
| In service: | 21 April 2008[2] |
| Identification: | IMO 9365398[4] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [4] | |
| Tonnage: | 36,400 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Displacement: | 5,400 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 175.10 m (574 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 27.60 m (90 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: | 7.00 m (23 ft) |
| Ice class: | 1 A[6] |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä diesels combined 50400 kW |
| Speed: | 27.5 kn (50.93 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 2080 passengers[1] 173 berths[1] 665 cars 1930 lanemeters[1] |
MS Superstar is a fast ropax ferry owned by the Estonia-based Tallink and operated on their Helsinki—Tallinn service. She was built in 2008 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy.[4]
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[edit] Concept and construction
The original order included an option for a second ship of the same type, which Tallink decided not to exercise.[3]
The keel of the vessel was laid on January 18, 2007.[5] On October 5 2007, the Superstar was christened by the Estonian tennis player Kaia Kanepi.[6] The ship was delivered on 8 April 2008[1] and left Ancona for the Baltic Sea a day later.[citation needed]
[edit] Service history
The Superstar entered service on Tallink's Helsinki—Tallinn route on 21 April 2008.[4] On 30 April 2008 the ship suffered a hydraulics problem while leaving Tallinn, and one Tallinn—Helsinki roundtrip had to be cancelled.[7]
[edit] Design
The green external livery of the ship is according to Tallink promotion material "meant to reflect the environmentally friendly aspects of the ship's design".[6]
The onboard facilities include a three-deck high showlounge, four restaurants, cafeteria, two bars, a casino, a business lounge and various shops. The interiors of the ship have been designed by the Italian designers Carlo Ciribi and Alessandro Cestaro.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Superstar was delivered to Tallink. Tallink press release. Tallink (2008-04-08). Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ a b Laevad: Superstar (in Estonian). Tallink. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b (Finnish) FCBS Forum: Tallink tilasi nopeakulkuisen lautan myös Fincantieriltä, retrieved 7. 10. 2007
- ^ a b c d e f Asklander, Micke. M/S Superstar (2008) (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b Tallink's New Vessel's Keel to be Laid in Italy Today. Tallink press release. Tallink. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b c d e f Tallink's New Vessel Named Superstar. Tallink press release. Tallink. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Tallink Superstar jatkaa liikennöintiä tänä iltana (in Finnish). MTV3 / Kotimaa. MTV3 (2008-04-30). Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
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