MS Baltic Princess
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 Baltic Princess under construction at the Helsinki New Shipyard |
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| Name: | Baltic Princess |
| Owner: | Tallink[1] |
| Operator: | Tallink |
| Port of Registry: | Tallinn,  Estonia[1] |
| Route: | Helsinki—Tallinn (planned)[2] |
| Ordered: | 19 December 2005[1] |
| Builder: | Aker Finnyards Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland (section of the hull built at Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France)[1] |
| Cost: | €165 million[2] |
| Yard number: | 1361[1] |
| Laid down: | 14 November 2006[1] |
| Launched: | 9 March 2007[1] |
| Christened: | 6 March 2007 by Eva Hanschmidt[1][2] |
| In service: | Mid-2008 (planned)[2] |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics (planned)[3] | |
| Class and type: | Galaxy class cruiseferry |
| Tonnage: | 48,300 GT |
| Length: | 212.10 m (695 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 29.00 m (95 ft) |
| Decks: | 12 |
| Ice class: | 1 A Super |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä 16V32 diesels[1] combined 32,000 kW |
| Speed: | 24.5 kn (45.37 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 2800 passengers 2500 berths[citation needed] 420 cars[citation needed] 1130 lanemeters |
MS Baltic Princess is a cruiseferry under construction at Aker Finnyards Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland for the Estonian ferry company Tallink. The vessel is intended for the cruise route between Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia. She is due to enter service in mid-2008.[2]
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[edit] Concept and construction
The Baltic Princess was ordered as Tallink's fourth new cruiseferry in December 2005.[2] The purpose of the vessel was at the time undisclosed, but after Tallink's purchase of Silja Line in 2006 it was revealed that the ship would replace MS Galaxy on the Tallinn—Helsinki cruise route. The ship was christened on March 6, 2008.[2]
The forward sections of the ship was constructed at Aker Yards' Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipayrd in France and was towed to Helsinki in April 2007. In September the section was towed into the drydock where the hull was completed.[1] The ship was floated out of drydock in Helsinki ion 9 March 2008 after being officially christened.[1]
[edit] Entry into service
The current estimation from Aker Yards is that the ship will be delivered to her owners in late summer 2008.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Asklander, Micke. M/S Baltic Princess (2008) (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Tallink's New Cruise Ferry "Baltic Princess" is Launched and Named on the 6th of March 2008. Tallink press release. Tallink (2008-03-11). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ Cruise Ferry for Tallink (PDF). Aker Yards. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
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