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.
![]() MyStar in Tallinn
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Name | MyStar |
Owner | Tallink |
Port of registry | Tallinn, ![]() |
Route | Tallinn–Helsinki |
Ordered | 27 March 2019[5] |
Builder | Rauma Marine Constructions (Rauma, Finland) |
Cost | 250 million euro[7] |
Yard number | 6003[2] |
Laid down | 18 September 2020[6] |
Launched | 12 August 2021[4] |
Sponsored by | Kersti Kaljulaid[4] |
Completed | 7 December 2022[2][3] |
Identification | |
Status | In service |
General characteristics [2] | |
Type | Ro-ro passenger ferry |
Tonnage | |
Length | 212.4 m (697 ft)[9] |
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)[11] |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two shafts (2 × 20.3 MW)[8] |
Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Capacity |
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As of 2024[update], MyStar is the newest ship in Tallink's fleet.
Service history
editAfter its completion and handover to Tallink, the vessel entered service on 13 December 2022 on the Tallinn-Helsinki-Tallinn route.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MyStar (9892690)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "MyStar (37358J)". BV Fleet. Bureau Veritas. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The keel of Tallink Grupp's new shuttle ferry was laid at Rauma shipyard". Rauma Marine Constructions. 18 September 2020. 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.
- ^ "MyStarin sähkökoneet asennusvalmiina". Tallink (in Finnish).
- ^ "MyStar technical info". Tallink.
- ^ "MyStar". Deltamarin. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "MyStar (9892690)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Tallinki uus laev My Star teeb esimese liinireisi 13. detsembril". 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
External links
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