This is the list of ships built at Hietalahti shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, from yard number 401 onwards. [1]
Name(s) | Year | Type (as built) | Yard no. | IMO number | Status | Notes | Image | Ref |
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Urho | 1975 | Icebreaker | 401 | 7347615 | In service | Three Atle-class icebreakers (Atle, Frej and Ymer) for the Swedish Maritime Administration and two Urho-class icebreakers (Urho and Sisu) for the Finnish National Board of Navigation. | ![]() | [2] |
Atle | 1974 | Icebreaker | 402 | 7347627 | In service | ![]() | [3] | |
Sisu | 1976 | Icebreaker | 403 | 7359656 | In service | | [4] | |
Ale | 1973 | Icebreaker | 404 | 7347639 | In service | ![]() | [5] | |
Teuvo (1975–1985) Aatos (1985–1993) Mega (1993–2022) Mega II (2022–present) | 1975 | Harbour icebreaker | 405 | 7347641 | In service | Rebuilt into a pusher-tug in 1993. | | [6] [7] |
Frej | 1975 | Icebreaker | 406 | 7359668 | In service | ![]() | [8] | |
Finnjet (1977–2008) Da Vinci (2008) Kingdom (2008) | 1977 | Cruiseferry | 407 | 7359632 | Broken up | ![]() | [9] | |
Kapitan M. Izmaylov | 1976 | Icebreaker | 408 | 7406318 | In service | Sister ships: Kapitan Kosolapov and Kapitan A. Radzhabov. | [10] | |
Kapitan Kosolapov | 1976 | Icebreaker | 409 | 7406320 | In service | [11] | ||
Kapitan A. Radzhabov | 1976 | Icebreaker | 410 | 7406332 | Laid up | Reportedly laid up in Baku since the 1990s. | [12] | |
Kapitan Sorokin | 1977 | Icebreaker | 411 | 7413488 | In service | Refitted with Thyssen-Waas bow in 1991. Sister ships: Kapitan Nikolaev, Kapitan Dranitsyn and Kapitan Khlebnikov. | [13] | |
Kapitan Nikolaev | 1978 | Icebreaker | 412 | 7413490 | In service | New bow in 1990. | ![]() | [14] |
Ymer | 1977 | Icebreaker | 413 | 7505346 | In service | ![]() | [15] | |
Kapitan Chechkin | 1977 | River icebreaker | 414 | 8878104 | In service | A series of six river icebreakers for the Soviet Union. Sister ships: Kapitan Plakhin, Kapitan Chadaev, Kapitan Krutov, Kapitan Bukaev and Kapitan Zarubin. | ||
Kapitan Plakhin | 1977 | River icebreaker | 415 | 8878099 | In service | ![]() | [16] | |
Kapitan Chadaev | 1978 | River icebreaker | 416 | 8434257 | In service | |||
Kapitan Krutov | 1978 | River icebreaker | 417 | 8434269 | In service | |||
Kapitan Bukaev | 1978 | River icebreaker | 418 | 8434271 | In service | |||
Kapitan Zarubin | 1978 | River icebreaker | 419 | 8434283 | In service | | ||
Almirante Irízar | 1978 | Icebreaker | 420 | 7533628 | In service | Damaged by fire on 10 April 2007 and returned to service in 2017. | ![]() | [17] |
Pohjanmaa (1979–2016) Pohjanmeri (2016–present) | 1979 | Minelayer | 421 | 4542642 | In service | Refit in 1996–1998 and 2007. Decommissioned in 2013 and sold to a private company in 2016 to be converted to a survey vessel. | | |
Emba | 1980 | Cable layer | 422 | 7807378 | In service | A series of three cable ships for the Soviet Union. Sister ships: Nepryadva and Setun. | [18] | |
Stroptivyy (1979–1992) Jupiteris (1992–1995) Vejas (1995) Hua Xiang (1995–2008) YM Shanghai (2008–2012) | 1979 | Salvage tug | 423 | 7808267 | Broken up | A series of five icebreaking salvage vessels built for the Soviet Union. Sister ships: Spravedlivyy, Stakhanovets, Suvorovets and Sibirskiy. | [19] | |
Spravedlivyy | 1980 | Salvage tug | 424 | 7808279 | In service | | [20] | |
Stakhanovets | 1980 | Salvage tug | 425 | 7808281 | Laid up | Classification withdrawn in January 2012; vessel laid up in Murmansk | [21] | |
Suvorovets | 1980 | Salvage tug | 426 | 7808293 | In service | | [22] | |
Sibirskiy | 1980 | Salvage tug | 427 | 7808308 | In service | | [23] | |
Helsinki | 1981 | Missile boat | 428 | Broken up | Four Helsinki-class missile boats built for the Finnish Navy in 1981–1986. Helsinki and Turku were decommissioned in 2002 and used for testing purposes before they were scrapped in 2011. | | ||
Kapitan Dranitsyn | 1980 | Icebreaker | 429 | 7824405 | In service | ![]() | [24] | |
Kapitan Khlebnikov | 1981 | Icebreaker | 430 | 7824417 | In service | ![]() | [25] | |
Song of America (1982–1999) Sunbird (1999–2005) Thomson Destiny (2005–2012) Louis Olympia (2012–2014) Celestyal Olympia (2014–2024) Bella Fortuna (2024–present) | 1982 | Cruise ship | 431 | 7927984 | In service | ![]() | [26] | |
Travemünde (1981–1987) Travemünde Link (1987–1988) Sally Star (1988–1997) Thjelvar (1997–2004) Color Traveller (2004–2006) Thjelvar (2006–2007) Rostock (2007–2010) Thjelvar (2010–2011) Betancuria (2011–2012) Wasa Express (2012–present) | 1981 | Ro-pax ferry | 432 | 8000226 | In service | ![]() | [27] | |
Larus | 1981 | Air cushion vehicle | 433 | Larus was an experimental hovercraft built to transport passengers and cargo in the Finnish archipelago in wintertime. The vessel did not fulfill expectations and was briefly used to break up ice dams in north before she was sold to Canada for Tuktoyaktuk-based Arctic Hovertrans Ltd. Later, she was reportedly transported to Singapore. | [28] | |||
Nepryadva | 1981 | Cable layer | 434 | 8006830 | In service | [18] | ||
Setun | 1981 | Cable layer | 435 | 8006842 | In service | ![]() | [18] | |
Mudyug | 1982 | Icebreaker | 436 | 8009181 | In service | Refitted with Thyssen-Waas bow at Nordseewerke, Germany, in 1986. Sister ships: Magadan and Dikson. | | [29] |
Magadan | 1982 | Icebreaker | 437 | 8009193 | In service | ![]() | [30] | |
Dikson | 1983 | Icebreaker | 438 | 8009208 | In service | ![]() | [31] | |
Kapitan Evdokimov | 1983 | River icebreaker | 439 | 8027224 | In service | A series of eight river icebreakers for the Soviet Union. Sister ships: Kapitan Babichev, Kapitan Chudinov, Kapitan Borodkin, Avraamiy Zavenyagin, Kapitan Metsayk, Kapitan Demidov and Kapitan Moshkin. | ||
Kapitan Babichev | 1983 | River icebreaker | 440 | 8027236 | In service | |||
Kapitan Chudinov | 1983 | River icebreaker | 441 | 8027248 | In service | |||
Kapitan Borodkin | 1983 | River icebreaker | 442 | 8027250 | In service | ![]() | ||
Avraamiy Zavenyagin | 1984 | River icebreaker | 443 | 8027262 | In service | Launched as Kapitan Krylov. | ||
Kapitan Metsayk | 1984 | River icebreaker | 444 | 8027274 | In service | |||
Kapitan Demidov | 1984 | River icebreaker | 445 | 8027286 | In service | ![]() | ||
VP-1–VP-14 | 1982–1984 | Air cushion vehicle | 446–459 | 14 air cushion vehicles for SA-15 type Arctic cargo ships. Reportedly not used since the 1980s. | [32] [33] | |||
Fobos (1983–2014) Foros (2014–present) | 1983 | Salvage tug | 460 | 8119089 | In service | [34] | ||
Deimos (1983–2002) Seaways 5 (2002–2008) Tsavliris Unity (2008–2016) Lira (2016) | 1983 | Salvage tug | 461 | 8119091 | Broken up | [35] | ||
Sabit Orujov | 1983 | Passenger ship | 462 | 8128171 | In service | [36] | ||
Aleksey Kortunov (1983–1992) General Asadov (1992–present) | 1983 | Passenger ship | 463 | 8128183 | In service | [37] | ||
Royal Princess (1984–2005) Artemis (2005–2011) Artania (2011–present) | 1984 | Cruise ship | 464 | 8201480 | In service | ![]() | [38] | |
Turku | 1985 | Missile boat | 465 | Broken up | ![]() | |||
Sea Goddess I (1984–2000) Seabourn Goddess I (2000–2001) SeaDream I (2001–present) | 1984 | Cruise ship | 466 | 8203438 | In service | | [39] | |
Sea Goddess II (1985–2000) Seabourn Goddess II (2000–2001) SeaDream II (2001–present) | 1985 | Cruise ship | 467 | 8203440 | In service | | [40] | |
Oulu (1985–2008) Vukovar (2008–present) | 1985 | Missile boat | 468 | In service | Oulu and Kotka were sold to the Croatian Navy in 2008. | ![]() | ||
Kotka (1986–2008) Dubrovnik (2008–present) | 1986 | Missile boat | 469 | In service | ![]() | |||
Svea (1985–1992) Silja Karneval (1992–1994) Color Festival (1994–2008) Mega Smeralda (2008–present) | 1985 | Cruiseferry | 470 | 8306486 | In service | A series of two cruiseferries. Sister ship: Wellamo. | | [41] |
Wellamo (1986–1991) Silja Festival (1991–2015) Mega Andrea (2015–present) | 1986 | Cruiseferry | 471 | 8306498 | In service | ![]() | [42] | |
Otso | 1986 | Icebreaker | 472 | 8405880 | In service | A series of two icebreakers for the Finnish National Board of Navigation. Sister ship: Kontio | ![]() | [43] |
Kapitan Moshkin | 1986 | River icebreaker | 473 | 8410160 | In service | ![]() | ||
Taymyr | 1988 | Nuclear-powered icebreaker | 474 | 8417481 | In service | Shallow-draft icebreakers Taymyr and her sister ship Vaygach are the only nuclear-powered icebreakers built outside Russia. | ![]() | [44] |
Vaygach | 1989 | Nuclear-powered icebreaker | 475 | 8417493 | In service | ![]() | [45] | |
Biriusa | 1986 | Cable layer | 476 | 8500020 | In service | A series of two cable layers for the Soviet Navy; sister ship: Kemj. | ||
Kemj | 1986 | Cable layer | 477 | 8500032 | In service | |||
Kontio | 1987 | Icebreaker | 478 | 8518120 | In service | ![]() | [46] | |
Fantasy (1990–2007) Carnival Fantasy (2007–2020) | 1990 | Cruise ship | 479 | 8700773 | Broken up | Eight Fantasy-class cruise ships built for Carnival Cruise Lines in 1990–1998. Sister ships: Ecstasy, Sensation, Fascination, Imagination, Inspiration, Elation and Paradise. | ![]() | [47] |
Ecstasy (1991–2007) Carnival Ecstasy (2007–2022) | 1991 | Cruise ship | 480 | 8711344 | Broken up | ![]() | [48] | |
Aranda | 1989 | Research vessel | 481 | 8802076 | In service | Aranda was originally ordered from Oy Laivateollisuus Ab. After the company merged with Wärtsilä Marine and the shipyard in Turku was closed, the unfinished hull was towed to Helsinki for outfitting. | ![]() | [49] |
Etisalat | 1990 | Cable layer | 482 | 8900191 | In service | [50] | ||
Arppe (1989–2008) Armanborg (2008–present) | 1989 | Tugboat | 483 | 8959879 | In service | Lengthened and converted to platform supply vessel for the Caspian Sea oil fields in 2008–2009. | [51] | |
Sensation (1993–2007) Carnival Sensation (2007–2022) | 1993 | Cruise ship | 484 | 8711356 | Broken up | ![]() | [52] [53] | |
Barfleur (1992–2012) Deal Seaways (2012) Barfleur (2012–present) | 1992 | Ro-pax ferry | 485 | 9007130 | In service | ![]() | [54] | |
Sahalin | Icebreaker | 486 | 9014999 | Never built | The vessel with the yard number 486 was ordered but the construction was never started. | |||
Fascination (1994–2007) Carnival Fascination (2007–2020) Century Harmony (2020–2021) Y Harmony (2021) | 1994 | Cruise ship | 487 | 9041253 | Broken up | ![]() | [55] [56] | |
Imagination (1995–2007) Carnival Imagination (2007–2020) | 1995 | Cruise ship | 488 | 9053878 | Broken up | ![]() | [57] | |
Inspiration (1996–2007) Carnival Inspiration (2007–2020) | 1996 | Cruise ship | 489 | 9087489 | Broken up | ![]() | [58] | |
Röthelstein | 1995 | River icebreaker | 490 | 8640234 | In service | One of the first icebreakers to utilize the double acting ship principle. | [59] | |
Elation (1998–2007) Carnival Elation (2007–present) | 1998 | Cruise ship | 491 | 9118721 | In service | First cruise ship in the world to be fitted with Azipod propulsion units. | ![]() | [60] |
Grandeur of the Seas | 1996 | Cruise ship | 492 | 9102978 | In service | ![]() | [61] | |
Enchantment of the Seas | 1997 | Cruise ship | 493 | 9111802 | In service | Lengthened in 2005. | ![]() | [62] |
Paradise (1998–2007) Carnival Paradise (2007–present) | 1998 | Cruise ship | 494 | 9120877 | In service | | [63] | |
Europa | 1999 | Cruise ship | 495 | 9183855 | In service | | [64] | |
Arcticaborg | 1998 | Platform supply vessel | 496 | 9184976 | In service | [65] | ||
Antarcticaborg (1998–2019) Georgiy Sedov (2019–present) | 1998 | Platform supply vessel | 497 | 9184988 | In service | [66] | ||
Costa Atlantica (2000–2023) Margaritaville at Sea Islander (2023–present) | 2000 | Cruise ship | 498 | 9187796 | In service | Six Spirit-class cruise ships built for Costa Cruises (2) and Carnival Cruise Lines (4) in 2000–2004. Sister ships: Carnival Spirit, Carnival Pride, Carnival Legend, Costa Mediterranea and Carnival Miracle. | | [67] |
Carnival Spirit | 2001 | Cruise ship | 499 | 9188647 | In service | ![]() | [68] | |
Carnival Pride | 2001 | Cruise ship | 500 | 9223954 | In service | ![]() | [69] | |
Carnival Legend | 2002 | Cruise ship | 501 | 9224726 | In service | | [70] | |
Costa Mediterranea (2003–2023) Mediterranea (2023–present) | 2003 | Cruise ship | 502 | 9237345 | In service | ![]() | [71] | |
Carnival Miracle | 2004 | Cruise ship | 503 | 9237357 | In service | ![]() | [72] | |
FESCO Sakhalin (2005–2010) SCF Sakhalin (2010–present) | 2005 | Platform supply vessel | 504 | 9307724 | In service | [73] | ||
Norilskiy Nickel | 2006 | Arctic cargo ship | 505 | 9330836 | In service | Foreship built by Aker-Ostseewerft GmbH in Warnemünde, Germany, and towed to Helsinki. | ![]() | [74] |
Star | 2007 | Ro-pax ferry | 1356 | 9364722 | In service | Yard numbers 1356–1362 followed the numbering of ships built at Turku shipyard. | ![]() | [75] |
Cotentin (2007–2013) Stena Baltica (2013–2020) Cotentin (2020–present) | 2007 | Ro-pax ferry | 1357 | 9364978 | In service | | [76] | |
Viking XPRS | 2008 | Cruiseferry | 1358 | 9375654 | In service | | [77] | |
Baltic Princess | 2008 | Cruiseferry | 1361 | 9354284 | In service | Forward section built at Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France, and towed to Helsinki. | ![]() | [78] |
Armorique | 2009 | Ro-pax ferry | 1362 | 9364980 | In service | ![]() | [79] | |
Vitus Bering | 2012 | Platform supply vessel | 506 | 9613549 | In service | After change of ownership, Arctech Helsinki Shipyard continued the yard numbering of ships built at Hietalahti shipyard | ![]() | [80] |
Aleksey Chirikov | 2013 | Platform supply vessel | 507 | 9613551 | In service | [81] | ||
Baltika | 2014 | Icebreaker | 508 | 9649237 | In service | Built in co-operation with Shipyard Yantar JSC from Yantar, Kaliningrad, Baltika is the first oblique icebreaker ever built. | ![]() | [82] |
Murmansk | 2015 | Icebreaker | 509 | 9658666 | In service | Built in co-operation with Vyborg Shipyard. | | [83] |
Polaris | 2016 | Icebreaker | 510 | 9734161 | In service | ![]() | [84] | |
Gennadiy Nevelskoy | 2017 | Platform supply vessel | 511 | 9742120 | In service | ![]() | [85] | |
Stepan Makarov | 2017 | Standby vessel | 512 | 9753727 | In service | [86] | ||
Fedor Ushakov | 2017 | Standby vessel | 513 | 9753739 | In service | [87] | ||
Yevgeny Primakov | 2017 | Standby vessel | 514 | 9753741 | In service | [88] | ||
Yuriy Kuchiev | 2019 | Gas condensate tanker | 515 | 9804033 | In service | ![]() | [89] | |
SH Minerva | 2021 | Cruise ship | 516 | 9895240 | In service | ![]() | [90] | |
SH Vega | 2022 | Cruise ship | 517 | 9895252 | In service | [91] | ||
SH Diana | 2023 | Cruise ship | 518 | 9921740 | In service | [92] | ||
Icebreaker | 519 | 9957804 | Cancelled | The vessel with the yard number 519 was ordered but the Ministry for Foreign Affairs refused to grant an export license for the vessel following Russia's invasion to Ukraine. [93] | [94] |
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