MS Superstar
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Superstar arriving in Tallinn, May 2008
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| History | |
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| Name: | Superstar |
| Owner: | MedInvest SpA |
| Operator: | Tallink |
| Route: | Tallinn–Helsinki[1] |
| Ordered: | 5 August 2005[2] |
| Builder: | Fincantieri Ancona, Italy[3] |
| Cost: | €120 million[4] |
| Yard number: | 6140[3] |
| Laid down: | 18 January 2007[5] |
| Launched: | 5 October 2007[6] |
| Christened: | 5 October 2007 by Kaia Kanepi[6] |
| Acquired: | 8 April 2008[4] |
| In service: | 21 April 2008[1] |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9365398[3] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class & type: | Fast cruiseferry |
| Tonnage: | |
| Length: | 175.10 m (574 ft 6 in)[4] |
| Beam: | 27.60 m (90 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: | 7.00 m (23 ft) |
| Ice class: | 1 A[6] |
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| Speed: | 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) |
| Capacity: | |
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.[3]
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Concept and construction
The design of the Superstar is based on Moby Lines' Moby Wonder.[3] The original order included an option for a second ship of the same type, which Tallink decided not to exercise.[2]
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[4] and left Ancona for the Baltic Sea a day later.[citation needed]
Service history
Superstar entered service on Tallink's Helsinki–Tallinn route on 21 April 2008.[3] 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]
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 were designed by the Italian designers Carlo Ciribi and Alessandro Cestaro.[6]
Sister ship
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (Finnish) FCBS Forum: Tallink tilasi nopeakulkuisen lautan myös Fincantieriltä, retrieved 7 October 2007
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