Kristina Regina

Bore in her restored original livery in Turku, Finland.
History
Name:	1960–77: Bore 1977–87: Borea 1988–2010: Kristina Regina 2010 onwards: Bore
Owner:	1960–77: Bore Steamship Company 1977–84: Jakob Lines 1984–87: Helsingfors Steamship Company 1987–2010: Kristina Cruises 2010 onwards: Oy S/S Borea Ab
Operator:	1960–70: Bore Steamship Company 1970–76: Silja Line 1977–84: Jakob Lines 1984: Aura Line 1984–87: laid up 1987–2010: Kristina Cruises 2010 onwards: laid up as a hotel ship
Port of registry:	1960–77: Turku,  Finland 1977–84: Jakobstad,  Finland 1984–87: Helsinki,  Finland 1987 onwards: Kotka,  Finland
Builder:	Oskarshamn Shipyard
Yard number:	353
In service:	1960
Out of service:	2010 as a permanent hotel/restaurant/museum ship
Identification:	IMO number: 5048485
Status:	Moored at Forum Marinum
General characteristics
Tonnage:	3,492 GRT (1960) 4,295 GT (1988)
Length:	99.83 m (327.5 ft)
Beam:	15.25 m (50.0 ft)
Speed:	17.5 kn (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)
Notes:

MS Bore is a combination museum and hotel ship docked permanently in Turku, Finland. She was originally built in 1960 by Oskarshamn shipyard, Oskarshamn, Sweden as the car/passenger ferry SS Bore for Steamship Company Bore, Finland, then the last commercial steam ship built in Scandinavia and the first ferry on the route between Finland and Sweden where cars could drive aboard. She was later known as SS Borea, before being rebuilt as cruise ship in 1988. 1988 to 2010 she was owned by the Finnish shipping company Kristina Cruises and known as MS Kristina Regina until she was retired due to being unable to fulfill new safety regulations.

SS Bore was built at the Oskarshamn shipyard in Oskarshamn, Sweden. On 5 April 1960 she was delivered to the Finnish Bore Steamship Company, who were at the time collaborating with Finland Steamship Company and Rederi AB Svea (this collaboration gave birth to Silja Line in 1970). She was initially placed on the route Turku–Mariehamn–, although she was often used on the Helsinki–Stockholm route as well. Most Bore Steamship Company's ships had a number in their name (Bore I, Bore II, etc.), and the lack of number in the name of this ship led to it being nicknamed Nolla-Bore (Zero-Bore) by Finnish seamen. In 1972 the ship was rebuilt with additional cabins. She ended service with Silja Line in September 1976, after which she was laid up in Stockholm until October 1977 when she was sold to Jakob Lines, a company Bore Steamship owned a large share of. She was renovated and renamed SS Borea. In 1978, the Borea started operating between Jakobstad and Skellefteå. Generally Jakob Lines only operated her during the summer months, the rest of the year was spent either laid up or occasionally chartered to other companies.