This article is about the ship itself. For the disaster, see sinking of the MS Estonia. For the Russian American Line vessel operating from 1912 to 1949, see SS Czar.
Scale model of MS Estonia
History
Name
1980–1990: Viking Sally
1990–1991: Silja Star
1991–1993: Wasa King
1993–1994: Estonia[1]
Namesake
Estonia (as Estonia)
Owner
1980–1988: Rederi Ab Sally
1988–1992: Effoa
1992–1993: Effdo 3 Oy
1993–1994: Estline Marine Co Ltd
Operator
1980–1987: Rederi Ab Sally (Viking Line traffic)
1987–1990: Rederi AB Slite (Viking Line traffic)
1990–1991: Silja Line
1991–1993: Wasa Line
1993–1994: Estline
Port of registry
1980–1991: Mariehamn, Finland
1991–1993: Vaasa, Finland
1993–1994: Tallinn, Estonia
Ordered
11 September 1979
Builder
Meyer Werft, Papenburg, West Germany
Yard number
590
Laid down
18 October 1979
Launched
26 April 1980
Completed
27 April 1980
Acquired
29 June 1980
In service
5 July 1980
Identification
Call sign: ESTE
IMO number: 7921033
Fate
Capsized and sank on 28 September 1994
General characteristics
Type
Cruiseferry
Tonnage
15,598 GT[2]
3,006 DWT[2]
Length
155.43 m (509 ft 11 in) (as built)
157.02 m (515.16 ft) (1984 onwards)
Beam
24.21 m (79 ft 5 in)
Draught
5.60 m (18 ft 4 in)
Decks
9
Ice class
1 A
Installed power
4 × MAN 8L40/45
17,625 kW (23,636 hp) (combined)
Speed
21.1 knots (39.1 km/h; 24.3 mph)
Capacity
2,000 passengers
1,190 passenger berths
460 cars
MS Estonia was a cruiseferry built in 1980 for the Finnish company Rederi Ab Sally by Meyer Werft, in Papenburg, West Germany. She was employed on ferry routes between Finland and Sweden by various companies (first Viking Line, then EffJohn) until 1993, when she was sold to Nordström & Thulin for use on Estline's Tallinn–Stockholm route. The ship's sinking on 28 September 1994, in the Baltic Sea between Sweden, Finland and Estonia, was one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters of the 20th century, claiming 852 lives.
^"M/F Estonia". The ferry site. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ abFinal report on the capsizing on 28 September 1994 in the Baltic Sea of the Ro-Ro passenger vessel MN Estonia, Chapter 3: The vessel. The Joint Accident Investigation Commission of Estonia, Finland and Sweden, December 1997.
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