Baltic Queen

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Baltic Queen
Baltic Queen in Tallinn
Baltic Queen in Tallinn
Ship data
flag EstoniaEstonia Estonia
Ship type Ferry
Callsign ESJJ
home port Tallinn
Owner AS Tallink Group
Shipyard STX Europe , Rauma, Finland
Build number 1365
Order April 11, 2007
Keel laying April 22, 2008
baptism December 5, 2008
Launch December 5, 2008
takeover April 16, 2009
Commissioning April 24, 2009
Whereabouts in service
Ship dimensions and crew
length
212.1 m ( Lüa )
188.64 m ( Lpp )
width 29 m
Draft Max. 6.4 m
measurement 48,915 GT / 30,860 NRZ
Machine system
machine 4 × Wärtsilä marine diesel engines
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		32,000 kW (43,508 hp)
Top
speed 		24.5 kn (45 km / h)
propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity 6287 dw
running track meters 1130 m
Permitted number of passengers 2800
Vehicle capacity up to 60 trucks or up to 410 cars
Others
Classifications Bureau Veritas
Registration
numbers 		IMO no. 9443255

The Baltic Queen is a ferry that Tallink uses on its regular services between Stockholm and Tallinn . The Baltic Queen was delivered to Tallink on April 16, 2009.

Ferry ships of the same construction are Baltic Princess and Galaxy .

history

The ship was ordered on April 11, 2007 from the STX Europe shipyard . At that time, the question of where the ship would be used remained open. It was not until November 5th that Tallink's CEO Enn Pant announced that the new ship would most likely replace the Silja Europa on the Åbo - Mariehamn - Stockholm route, which was planned for repairs . The keel of the ship with hull number 1365 was laid on April 22nd, 2008 at the Rauma shipyard and was launched on December 5th at the end of the year. The ship was christened the same day by the four-year-old granddaughter of the head of Tallink Silja Oy Keijo Mehtose Mea Mehtonen in the name of Baltic Queen . From April 24, 2009, the ship was used on the Tallinn - Mariehamn - Stockholm route. On November 26, 2009, the ship switched to the Stockholm - Långnäs - Åbo route, which the ship operated until December 19, 2009. From December 20, 2009, the ship again operated the route Tallinn - Mariehamn - Stockholm. From October 31, 2010 to November 11, 2010 it again operated the Stockholm - Långnäs - Åbo route. On November 12, 2010, the ship again switched to the Tallinn - Mariehamn - Stockholm route. The Baltic Queen has been operating the Helsinki - Tallinn route since August 7, 2014 . From June 6 to June 8, 2015, the ship was used on the Helsinki - Riga route.

  • The Baltic Queen , shortly after commissioning

  • Chimney with Tallink logo

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Baltic Queen , Tallink & Silja Line.
  2. ↑ Tallink and STX Europe creating a queen for the Baltic ( Memento of December 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), press release, Tallink, December 5, 2008.

Web links

Commons : Baltic Queen  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files