Silja Serenade navigating in the Stockholm archipelago in 2016
History
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Name
Silja Serenade
Owner
1990–1992: EffJohn
1992–2006: Silja Line
2006 onwards: Tallink Grupp[2]
Operator
1990 onwards: Silja Line[1]
Port of registry
1990–1993: Helsinki, Finland
1993 onwards: Mariehamn, Finland[1]
Route
Helsinki–Mariehamn–Stockholm
Ordered
26 October 1987
Builder
Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Turku, Finland
Yard number
1301[1]
Laid down
29 May 1989[1]
Launched
6 November 1989[1]
Acquired
15 November 1990[1]
Maiden voyage
17 November 1990[1]
In service
17 November 1990[1]
Identification
Call sign: OJCS
MMSI number: 230184000
IMO number: 8715259[1]
Status
In service
General characteristics
Type
Cruiseferry
Tonnage
58,376 GT
Length
203.03 m (666.1 ft)
Beam
31.93 m (104.8 ft)
Draught
7.12 m (23.4 ft)
Decks
13
Ice class
1 A Super
Installed power
4 × Wärtsilä-Vasa 9R46 diesels
combined 32,500 kW (43,600 hp)
Speed
23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity
Passengers:
2,626 (originally)
2,852 (currently)
Passenger beds:
2,626 (originally)
2,841 (currently)
Car capacity:
450
Lanemeters:
950
MS Silja Serenade is a cruiseferry owned by the Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp,[3] operating under their Silja Line brand on a route connecting Helsinki to Stockholm via Mariehamn. She was built in 1990 by Masa-Yards at Turku New Shipyard, Finland. From 26 June 2020, to 13 September 2020, the ship's route was Helsinki–Riga, which got replaced by the cruiseferry MS Baltic Queen.
^ abcdefghiAsklander, Micke. "M/S Silja Serenade (1990)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-10-14.
^"Audited annual report of the 2008/2009 financial year" (pdf). Retrieved 2010-03-10.[dead link]
^Tallink corporate structure, retrieved 2008-09-08 Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
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