MS Superstar
 MS Superstar arriving in Tallinn, May 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 number: 9365398[4] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [4] | |
| Class and type: | Moby Wonder-class fast ferry |
| Tonnage: | 36,400 GT (gross tonnage) 5,400 metric tons 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 50,400 kW (67,600 hp) |
| Speed: | 27.5 kn (51 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,080 passengers[1] 173 berths[1] 665 cars 1,930 lanemeters[1] |
MS Superstar is a fast 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 design of the Superstar is based on Moby Lines' MS Moby Wonder.[4] 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
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] On 27 February 2009, while en-route from Tallinn to Helsinki with 400 passengers on board, the ship's main engines stopped due to problems with the cooling systems at 8:45 am. The ship was adrift for nearly two hours, with emergency generators providing electricity, until full power could be restored at 10:30 am. Superstar arrived in Helsinki at 11:30, two hours behind schedule.[8][9]
[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] Sister ship
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Superstar was delivered to Tallink". Tallink press release. Tallink. 2008-04-08. http://www.tallink.com/mainMenu/pressRoom/pressReleases/pr08042008_Superstar_delivered.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ a b "Laevad: Superstar" (in in Estonian). Tallink. http://www.tallink.ee/ee/tab2/ships/superstar.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b (Finnish) FCBS Forum: Tallink tilasi nopeakulkuisen lautan myös Fincantieriltä, retrieved 7 October 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g Asklander, Micke. "M/S Superstar (2008)" (in in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.nu/superstar_2008.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b "Tallink's New Vessel's Keel to be Laid in Italy Today". Tallink press release. Tallink. http://www.tallink.com/mainMenu/pressRoom/pressReleases/pr180107.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tallink's New Vessel Named Superstar". Tallink press release. Tallink. http://www.tallink.com/mainMenu/pressRoom/pressReleases/pr071007.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ "Tallink Superstar jatkaa liikennöintiä tänä iltana" (in Finnish). MTV3 / Kotimaa. MTV3. 2008-04-30. http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/kotimaa.shtml/arkistot/kotimaa/2008/04/641005. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Konevika pysäytti Tallinkin Superstarin Suomenlahdelle" (in Finnish). HS.fi. Helsingin Sanomat. 2009-02-27. http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/Konevika%20pys%C3%A4ytti%20Tallinkin%20Superstarin%20Suomenlahdelle/1135243880393. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Filippov, Madis (2009-02-28). "Ulatuslik automaatikarike hoidis Superstari tunde Helsingi reidil" (in Estonian). Postimees. http://www.postimees.ee/?id=88135. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
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