SuperStar Libra

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SuperStar Libra
SuperStar Libra 1.jpg
Ship data
flag BahamasBahamas (trade flag) Bahamas
other ship names
  • Norwegian Sea
  • Seaward
Ship type Cruise ship
Callsign C6DM2
home port Nassau
Owner Superstar Libra
Shipping company Star cruises
Shipyard Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard, Turku , Finland
Build number NB 1294
Keel laying July 27, 1987
Launch November 14, 1987
Ship dimensions and crew
length
216.17 m ( Lüa )
178.06 m ( Lpp )
width 32.60 m
Draft Max. 7.02 m
measurement 42,285 GT / 23,341 NRZ
Machine system
machine 4 × Sulzer diesel engines
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format
18,476 kW (25,120 hp)
Service
speed
17 kn (31 km / h)
Top
speed
20 kn (37 km / h)
propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity 5000 dw
Pax cabins 709
Others
Classifications Det Norske Veritas
Registration
numbers
IMO no. 8612134

The SuperStar Libra is a former cruise ship from Star Cruises , a subsidiary of the Genting Group .

history

The ship was built in 1987/88 under the hull number 1294 at Wärtsilä Marine in Turku and commissioned as Seaward for Kloster Cruise . In 1997 the ship was renamed Norwegian Sea , since the shipping company has been called Norwegian Cruise Line since then. In 2005, the parent company Star Cruises took over the ship and renamed it SuperStar Libra . The last cruise for Star Cruises ended on June 27, 2018.

The ship arrived in Wismar in August 2018 . From June 2019 [obsolete] the ship is to be used as a residential ship for workers at the MV Werften site in Wismar, which also belongs to the Genting Group.

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by four eight-cylinder - marine diesel engines of the manufacturer Sulzer driven (type: 8ZAL40S). The motors act via speed reduction gear on two controllable pitch propellers . The ship can thus reach a maximum speed of 20  knots . The ship also has two bow and one stern thruster .

Four diesel generators , one Wärtsilä and two BMW generators, are available for the power supply. Furthermore, two auxiliary and emergency generators, a Deutz and a Volvo Penta generator, were installed.

The ship has 709 passenger cabins. With double occupancy of the cabins, accommodation for 1,418 passengers is available. A total of 1,504 passengers can be accommodated.

Web links

Commons : SuperStar Libra  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

The SuperStar Libra as a barge at the Werftkai in Wismar
  1. Publications. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
  2. a b c Welcome aboard the SuperStar Libra , Star Cruises.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rFfpW4o9gc
  4. ^ Wismar: Housing ship moored on the quay. In: NDR. June 9, 2019, accessed July 17, 2019 .
  5. ^ M / S Seaward (1988) , Fakta om Fartyg.