MyStar

MyStar is a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ro-pax) ferry operated by the Estonian shipping company Tallink on the Tallinn–Helsinki route. The vessel was built by Rauma Marine Constructions in Rauma, Finland and entered service in December 2022.

MyStar in Tallinn
History
Estonia
Name	MyStar
Owner	Tallink
Port of registry	Tallinn, Estonia
Route	Tallinn–Helsinki
Ordered	27 March 2019[1]
Builder	Rauma Marine Constructions (Rauma, Finland)
Cost	250 million euro[2]
Yard number	6003[3]
Laid down	18 September 2020[4]
Launched	12 August 2021[5]
Sponsored by	Kersti Kaljulaid[5]
Completed	7 December 2022[3][6]
Identification	IMO number: 9892690 MMSI number: 276859000 Call sign: ESLR[7]
Status	In service
General characteristics [3]
Type	Ro-ro passenger ferry
Tonnage	50,629 GT 16,011 NT 5,936 DWT
Length	212.4 m (697 ft)[8]
Beam	30.6 m (100 ft)
Draught	7.1 m (23 ft)
Ice class	1A
Installed power	5 × MAN 5L51/60DF (5 × 9,334 kW)[9]
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; two shafts (2 × 20.3 MW)[10]
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Capacity	2,800 passengers 46 cabins 1,900 lane metres for trailers[11]

As of 2024^[update], MyStar is the newest ship in Tallink's fleet.

Service history

MyStar in Tallinn

After its completion and handover to Tallink, the vessel entered service on 13 December 2022 on the Tallinn-Helsinki-Tallinn route.^[12]

See also

• Largest ferries of Europe