Ionian Star

**Ionian Star**
	As Bohus before Strömstad
Ship data
flag	Norway (until 2019) Panama (since 2019);
other ship names	Prinsessan Desiree (1971-1983) ; Europafaerjan (1983–1985) ; Europafaerjan II ( 1985–1987) ; Lion Princess (1987-1994) ; Bohus (1994-2019) ;
Ship type	ferry
Callsign	3FCL5
home port	Panama
Shipping company	Red Star Ferries
Shipyard	Aalborg Værft A / S ( Aalborg , Denmark )
Build number	190
Order	1st January 1971
Keel laying	1st January 1971
takeover	June 1, 1971
Ship dimensions and crew
length	123.37 m ( Lüa ) 109.91 m ( Lpp )
width	19.21 m
Draft	Max. 5.20 m
measurement	9.149 GT / 2.744 NRZ
Machine system
machine	diesel-mechanical ; 8 × diesel engine ( Nydqvist och Holm SF 112 vs)
Machine ; performance	15,605 hp (11,477 kW)
Top ; speed	20 kn (37 km / h)
propeller	2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity	1,968 dw
running track meters	462 m
Permitted number of passengers	1,218
Vehicle capacity	240 cars
Others
Classifications	DNV GL
Registration ; numbers	IMO no. 7037806

The Ionian Star is a ferry built in 1971 .

history

The ship was built in 1971 as the Prinsessan Desiree with the sister ship Prinsessan Christina for the shipping company Sessan Linjen. Later it drove between Vaberg and Grena as Europafaerjan and Europafaerjan II . After the takeover of this route by Stena Line , it was used by the subsidiary Lion Ferry as the Lion Princess between Karlskrona and Gdynia . Since 1994 the ship has been called Bohus and was used by Scandi Line between Sandefjord and Strömstad. In 1999 the Color Scandi Line emerged and the ship has been sailing for Color Line since 2000.

Since January 1, 2015, marine diesel oil has been used for fuel instead of the previously used heavy fuel oil . The installation of scrubbers , as is done with other units, is no longer worthwhile due to the age of the ferry. In 2019 the ship was sold to Red Star Ferries with delivery in August . In August the ship was renamed the Ionian Star and sailed under the Panamanian flag . The ship is intended for the ferry route between Brindisi in Italy and Vlora in Albania .

Web links

Commons : Bohus - collection of images, videos and audio files

M / S PRINSESSAN DESIRÉE. Ship data. In: faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved September 2, 2018 (Swedish).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Technical and administrative data of the "Bohus". DNV GL, accessed January 5, 2012 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Color Line: Technical data M / S Bohus. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012 ; Retrieved January 5, 2012 .
^ M / S Princess Desirée. Retrieved September 22, 2013 .
↑ Superspeed 2 successfully equipped with scrubbers. Ferry News, September 13, 2014, accessed January 5, 2015 .
↑ Marcel Brech: Color Line sells BOHUS. In: Ferry News. June 20, 2019, accessed August 3, 2019 .
↑ Color Line sells »Bohus« in the Mediterranean. Hansa - International Maritime Journal, July 23, 2019, accessed on August 2, 2019 .
↑ Ionian Star Ex. Bohus Is Sailing To Piraeus Soon. Ferry Shipping News, August 30, 2019, accessed August 31, 2019 .

[dnv-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Technical and administrative data of the "Bohus". DNV GL, accessed January 5, 2012 .

[cl1-2] Color Line: Technical data M / S Bohus. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012 ; Retrieved January 5, 2012 .

[3] M / S Princess Desirée. Retrieved September 22, 2013 .

[4] Superspeed 2 successfully equipped with scrubbers. Ferry News, September 13, 2014, accessed January 5, 2015 .

[5] Marcel Brech: Color Line sells BOHUS. In: Ferry News. June 20, 2019, accessed August 3, 2019 .

[6] Color Line sells »Bohus« in the Mediterranean. Hansa - International Maritime Journal, July 23, 2019, accessed on August 2, 2019 .

[7] Ionian Star Ex. Bohus Is Sailing To Piraeus Soon. Ferry Shipping News, August 30, 2019, accessed August 31, 2019 .