MS Dalmacija

MS Dalmacija is a Croatian-registered ro-ro passenger ferry owned and operated by Jadrolinija.

MS Dalmacija in June 2024
History
Name	2024–present: Dalmacija 2014–2024: Oslofjord 2008–2014: Bergensfjord 2005–2008: Atlantic Traveller 2003–2005: Duchess of Scandinavia 1993–2003: Bergen
Operator	1993–2003: Fjord Line 2003–2005: DFDS Seaways 2005–2024: Fjord Line 2024–present: Jadrolinija
Port of registry	1993–2003: Bergen, Norway 2003–2008: Copenhagen, Denmark 2008–2009: Hanstholm, Denmark 2009–2021: Hirtshals, Denmark 2021–2024: Sandefjord, Norway 2024: Hirtshals, Denmark 2024–present: Rijeka, Croatia
Ordered	25 May 1992
Builder	Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder, Norway
Yard number	52[1]
Laid down	21 September 1992
Launched	29 January 1993
Christened	20 June 1993
Completed	9 June 1993
Acquired	19 June 1993
In service	1993
Identification	Callsign: 9AA2031 IMO number: 9058995 MMSI number: 238016710
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Ro-Pax ferry
Tonnage	16,551 GT
Length	134.40 m (440 ft 11 in)[2]
Beam	24 m (78 ft 9 in)[2]
Draught	5.20 m (17 ft 1 in)[2]
Installed power	2 × Wärtsilä - Sulzer 8ZA40S diesel engines
Propulsion	2 × controllable pitch propellers
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)[2]
Capacity	1,350 passengers, 350 vehicles

Service history

Oslofjord at Sandefjord in June 2018

The ship was built by the Norwegian shipbuilding company Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder AS in 1993.^[3] She was named Bergen and entered service with the Fjord Line. She was sold to DFDS Seaways and renamed to Duchess of Scandinavia in 2005, but was promptly sold back to Fjord Lines and operated under three other names: Atlantic Traveller from 2005 until 2008, Bergensfjord from 2008 until 2014, and Oslofjord after a 2014 renovation by STX Finland for about 30 million Euros. She operated between Sandefjord and Strömstad starting June 2014.^[4][5]

On 25 March 2021, Oslofjord was transferred from the Danish Ship Register (DIS) to the Norwegian Ship Register (NOR). The reason given by the Fjord Line was that about 90% of the guests on Oslofjord were Norwegians. The re-flagging meant, among other things, that it would be easier to use Norwegian labor on board. The new home port for Oslofjord was Sandefjord.^[6]

She was purchased by Jadrolinija in February 2024 for 18 million Euros and renamed to Dalmacija. She was taken to the Viktor Lenac shipyard in Rejika to "adopt the visual identity" of Jadrolinija.^[3] Once beginning operations with the Croatian company, she became the largest vessel in Jadrolinija's fleet.^[7]