MyStar
 MyStar in Tallinn | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Estonia | |
| Name | MyStar |
| Owner | Tallink |
| Port of registry | Tallinn,  Estonia |
| Route | Tallinn–Helsinki |
| Ordered | 27 March 2019[1] |
| Builder | Rauma Marine Constructions (Rauma, Finland) |
| Cost | 250 million euro[2] |
| Yard number | 6003[3] |
| Laid down | 18 September 2020[4] |
| Launched | 12 August 2021[5] |
| Sponsored by | Kersti Kaljulaid[5] |
| Completed | 7 December 2022[3][6] |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Type | Ro-ro passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 212.4 m (697 ft)[8] |
| Beam | 30.6 m (100 ft) |
| Draught | 7.1 m (23 ft) |
| Ice class | 1A |
| Installed power | 5 × MAN 5L51/60DF (5 × 9,334 kW)[9] |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two shafts (2 × 20.3 MW)[10] |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Capacity |
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MyStar is a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ro-pax) ferry operated by the Estonian shipping company Tallink on the Tallinn–Helsinki route. The vessel was built by Rauma Marine Constructions in Rauma, Finland and entered service in December 2022.
As of 2024[update], MyStar is the newest ship in Tallink's fleet.
Service history
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After its completion and handover to Tallink, the vessel entered service on 13 December 2022 on the Tallinn-Helsinki-Tallinn route.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rauma Marine Constructions and Tallink confirm order for the new Shuttle ferry – the biggest order yet for RMC". Rauma Marine Constructions. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Rauman telakka on tehnyt paluun laivanrakentajien kärkikastiin – varatoimitusjohtaja: "Kyllä työvoimaa löytyy Suomesta ja Euroopasta"" (in Finnish). YLE. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "MyStar (37358J)". BV Fleet. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "The keel of Tallink Grupp's new shuttle ferry was laid at Rauma shipyard". Rauma Marine Constructions. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Tallink's newest ship, MyStar, was christened today at RMC's shipyard in Rauma". Rauma Marine Constructions. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "MyStar, built at Rauma shipyard, will be delivered to Tallink on 7 December 2022". Rauma Marine Constructions. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "MyStar (9892690)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "MyStar technical info". Tallink.
- ^ "MyStar (9892690)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "MyStarin sähkökoneet asennusvalmiina". Tallink (in Finnish).
- ^ "MyStar". Deltamarin. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Tallinki uus laev My Star teeb esimese liinireisi 13. detsembril". 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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