MS Regal Star

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History
NameRegal Star
Owner
  • MCR SrL (2000–03)
  • Hansatee Shipping (2003–04)
  • Helsinki Line (since 2004)
Operator
  • MCR SrL (2000)
  • Grimaldi Ferries (2000–03)
  • Tallink Group (since 2003)
Port of registry
Route
BuilderSudostroitelnyy Zavod Severnaya Verf / Palumba SpA
Yard number668
Launched1993
Completed2000
In serviceMarch 2003
Identification IMO number:  9087116
General characteristics
Tonnage15,412  GT, 7,045  DWT
Length156.60 metres (513 ft 9 in)
Beam23.80 metres (78 ft 1 in)
Draught6.70 metres (22 ft 0 in)
Installed powerTwo B&W 6DPH45 diesel engines, 8,700 kilowatts (11,700 hp)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h)
Capacity106 passengers, 1,740 lane metres cargo capacity.

MS Regal Star is a Ro-Ro ship owned by the Estonian shipping company Tallink. The vessel was built in 1993 in Saint Petersburg and completed in 2000 in Naples, Italy. Regal Star is registered under the Estonian flag and its home port is Tallinn.

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Description

The ship is 156.60 metres (513 ft 9 in) long, with a beam of 23.80 metres (78 ft 1 in) and a draught of 6.70 metres (22 ft 0 in). She is powered by two Burmeister & Wain 6DPH45 diesel engines, rated at a total of 8,700 kilowatts (11,700 hp). They propel the ship at 18 knots (33 km/h). [1]

History

The ship was built in 1993 as yard number 668 by Sudostroitelnyy Zavod Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The IMO Number 9087116 was allocated. She was laid up after launch and was sold in 1999. She was completed in 2000 by Palumba SpA, Naples, Italy for MCL SrL, Naples. Her port of registry was Naples. She entered service in March 2000 on the SavonaCatania route. In September, she was chartered by Grimaldi Ferries and entered service on the SalernoPalermoValencia route. [1]

In December 2003, Regal Star was sold to Hansatee Shipping, Tallinn, Estonia. She was transferred to the Estonian flag and placed under the management of Tallink Group. On 13 March 2003, the ship started operating on the PaldiskiKapellskär route. In March 2006, she was transferred to the TallinnHelsinki route. She collided with the quayside at Helsinki and damaged her stern. Following repairs, she returned to service in January 2007 on the Paldiski–Kapellskär route. [1] From June 2010, Regal Star operated on the TurkuStockholm route. [2] She returned to the Paldiski–Kapellskär route on 1 September 2010.

In November 2017 MS Regal Star had an additional section added which raised her tonnage to 15,412  GT and increased her passenger capacity.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "M / S REGAL STAR" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. "M/s Regal Star arrives first time to Turku". Portofturku.fi. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2017.