Baltic Star as Birger Jarl at Skeppsbron, Stockholm
History
Name
1953–1973: SS Birger Jarl
1973–1977: SS Bore Nord
1978–1982: SS Baltic Star
1982–2002: MS Baltic Star
2002-2020: MS Birger Jarl[1]
2020-present: MS Baltic Star
Owner
1953–1973: Rederi AB Svea
1973–1977: Jakob Lines
1977: Steamship Company Bore
1977–1978: Minicarriers
1978–2002: Caribbean Shipping Company
2002–2005: Rederi AB Allandia
2005-2020: Rederi Birger Jarl AB[1][2]
2020 onwards: Rederi Hotell Fartyget BJ AB [3]
Operator
1953–1970: Rederi AB Svea
1970–1973: Silja Line
1973–1977: Jakob Lines
1978–2002: Ånedin Linjen[1][2]
Port of registry
1953–1973: Stockholm, Sweden
1973–1977: Jakobstad, Finland
1977–1982: Turku, Finland
1982–2002: Colón, Panama
2002 onwards: Stockholm, Sweden[1]
Route
Stockholm—Mariehamn (as of 2009)
Builder
Finnboda varv, Nacka, Sweden[2]
Yard number
351[2]
Launched
15 January 1953[1]
Christened
15 January 1953 by Margit Hagander[1]
Completed
1953
Acquired
4 June 1953[1]
Maiden voyage
1953
In service
9 June 1953[1]
Identification
IMO number: 5044893[1]
Status
In service
General characteristics (as built, 1953)[1]
Type
passenger liner
Tonnage
3,236 GRT
850 t DWT
Length
92.50 m (303 ft 6 in)
Beam
14.28 m (46 ft 10 in)
Draught
5.50 m (18 ft 1 in)
Ice class
1 B
Installed power
Quadruple steam engine with exhaust steam turbo compressor, 3,300 hk
Propulsion
1 propeller
Speed
15 knots (27.78 km/h; 17.26 mph)
Capacity
600 passengers
252 passenger berths
30 cars (lo-lo)
General characteristics (as rebuilt, 1989)[1]
Type
cruise ship
Tonnage
3,564 GT
864 t DWT
Installed power
MAN–B&W 4SA diesel engine, 2,795 kW
Speed
15.50 knots (28.71 km/h; 17.84 mph)
Capacity
369 passengers
369 passenger berths[2]
MS Baltic Star is a cruise ship owned by Rederi Hotell Fartyget BJ AB that was operated on services between Stockholm, Sweden and Helsinki, Turku and most recently Mariehamn on Åland (Finland). She was built in 1953 as a passenger liner at Finnboda shipyard in Nacka, Sweden as SS Birger Jarl for Rederi AB Svea. In 1973 she was sold to Jakob Lines, was renamed SS Bore Nord and converted into a ferry. In 1978 she was bought back by the Ånedin Line (named after the 1970s British TV series The Onedin Line, also popular in Sweden) and was renamed SS Baltic Star. In 1982 the ship's original steam engines were replaced by diesel engines; the ship's prefix hence altered to MS. In 1989 the engines were again replaced by new diesels. In 2002 the ship reverted to the name Birger Jarl,[1] and in 2020 back to the Baltic Star name.[3]
^ abcdefghijklMalmberg, Thure; Stampehl, Marko (2007). Siljan viisi vuosikymmentä (in Finnish and English). Espoo: Frenckellin Kirjapaino Oy. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-951-98405-7-4.
^ abcdeAsklander, Micke. "S/S Birger Jarl (1953)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-04-24.
^ ab"Förundersökning inledd – Birger Jarl byter namn" (in Swedish). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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