MS Superfast VII
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 MS Superfat VIII, a sister ship of MS Superfast VII, in Helsinki West Harbour, May 2007 |
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| Name: | Superfast VII |
| Owner: | 2002—2006: Superfast Ferries 2006 onwards: Tallink[1] |
| Operator: | 2002—2006: Superfast Ferries 2006 onwards: Tallink[1] |
| Port of Registry: | 2002—2006: Piraeus,  Greece2006 onwards: Paldiski,  Estonia[1] |
| Route: | Tallinn—Helsinki—Rostock (as of 2008) |
| Builder: | HDW Kiel, Germany |
| Yard number: | 358[1] |
| Launched: | 18 November 2000[1] |
| Acquired: | 8 May 2001[1] |
| Maiden voyage: | 17 May 2001[1] |
| In service: | 17 May 2001[1] |
| Identification: | IMO 9198941[1] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics (as built)[1] | |
| Class and type: | Superfast VII class fast ropax ferry |
| Tonnage: | 30,285 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Displacement: | 5,915 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 203.90 m (669 ft) |
| Beam: | 25.00 m (82 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Decks: | 10[2] |
| Ice class: | 1 A Super[2] |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer NSD ZA V40S diesels combined 46000 kW |
| Speed: | 30.4 kn (56.30 km/h)[2] |
| Capacity: | 626 passengers 661 cars 1920 lane meters |
M/S Superfast VII is a fast Ro-Pax ferry operated by the Estonian ferry company Tallink on the route Tallinn (Estonia) — Helsinki (Finland) — Rostock (Germany). She was built in 2001 by Howaltswerke Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel, Germany for Attica Enterprises's subsidiary Superfast Ferries.
Superfast VII was the first ship to start operating on the Baltic Sea for Superfast, inaugurating their Hanko (Finland) — Rostock (Germany) service on 17 May 2001. Prior to beginning scheduled services the ship had visited Rosyth, Scotland and Helsinki, Finland where it had been displayed to the public.
In March 2006 Superfast sold their Baltic Sea operations to Tallink, but the name Superfast was mainteined as a marketing brand until the end of 2006. The ship was moved from Finnish to Estonian registry, and her route changed to Hanko — Paldiski — Rostock from April 2006 onwards. The route change caused problems however as Estonia was not a member of the Schengen Treaty (unlike Finland and Germany), and passport control facilities had to be built in all ports. Already in June of the same year the route reverted back to Hanko — Rostock. Around this same time the "Superfast" text on the ship's side was altered into "Superfast operated by Tallink". From the beginning on the year 2007 the ship's route changed to Tallinn — Helsinki — Rostock, and the Superfast logos and hull markings were replaced by Tallink's logos (however, the ship's red hull colour was retained).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- M/S Superfast VII at Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish)
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