Moby Dada arriving at Nice from Bastia, June 2017.
History
Name
1981–1990: Finlandia
1990–2010: Queen of Scandinavia
2010–2016: Princess Maria
2016–onwards: Moby Dada
Owner
1981–1988: Effoa
1988–1990: Suomen Yritysrahoitus
1990-2010: DFDS Seaways
2010-2016: St. Peter Line
2016-onwards: Moby S.p.A.
Operator
1981–1990: Effoa
1990–2008: DFDS Seaways
2010–2016: St. Peter Line
2016–onwards: Moby Lines
Port of registry
1981–1990: Helsinki, Finland
1990–2010: Copenhagen, Denmark
2010–2016: Valletta, Malta
2016–onwards: Naples, Italy
Builder
Oy Wärtsilä Ab Perno shipyard and Turku Shipyard, Finland
Yard number
1251
Laid down
18 February 1980
Launched
25 July 1980
Christened
30 March 1981 by Tellervo Koivisto
Acquired
30 March 1981
In service
13 April 1981
Out of service
1 September 2008
Identification
Call sign: 9HA2374
IMO number: 7911533
MMSI number: 248463000
Status
In service
Notes
Sister ship to Stena Saga
General characteristics (as built)
Tonnage
25,905 GRT
3,898 DWT
Length
166.10 m (544.95 ft)
Beam
28.46 m (93.37 ft)
Draught
6.70 m (21.98 ft)
Ice class
1 A Super
Propulsion
4 × Wärtsilä–S.E.M.T. Pielstick 12PC2.5V
22,948 kW (combined)
Speed
22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity
1,676 passengers
1,601 passenger berths
450 cars
General characteristics (currently)
Tonnage
33,575 GT
3,898 DWT
Capacity
1,760 passengers
1,650 passenger berths
305 cars
Notes
Otherwise same as built
MS Moby Dada is a cruiseferry operated by Moby Lines, under charter from DFDS Seaways. She was built in 1981 as Finlandia for Effoa at Wärtsilä's Perno shipyard in Turku, Finland, and placed in service on Silja Line's Helsinki—Stockholm service. In 1990 she was sold to DFDS Seaways and renamed Queen of Scandinavia. From 2010 until 2016, she operated under the name of Princess Maria for St. Peter Line between Helsinki and St. Petersburg, Russia.[1]
In 2016, following the purchase of St. Peter Line by Moby Lines, Princess Maria was renamed Moby Dada and was transferred to the Italian registry in November 2016, before being transferred to Moby Lines' operations on the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
^ ab"M/S FINLANDIA (1981)". www.faktaomfartyg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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