MS Silja Europa
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| Name: | Silja Europa |
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| Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
| Yard number: | 627 |
| Launched: | 23 January 1993 |
| In service: | 1993–present |
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(2014) Bridgeman (2016) Tallink |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Type: | Cruiseferry |
| Tonnage: | 59,914 GT |
| Length: | 201.8 m (662 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 32.5 m (106 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
| Ice class: | 1 A Super |
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| Propulsion: | Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
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(2014) Bridgeman
MS Silja Europa, owned and operated by Tallink, is one of the largest cruiseferries in the world. It was built at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany for the ferry operator Rederi AB Slite, a part of Viking Line. Main architect was Per Dockson, Sweden.
The ferry was already painted in Viking Line's colors and almost ready to be handed over, when the Swedish krona was devaluated by 10%, which led Slite into economical difficulties. Slite could not pay for the ship so Meyer Werft kept it and soon managed to charter it to Viking Line's rival, Silja Line. It was put on the Helsinki– route, replacing MS Silja Serenade which was put to the Turku–Mariehamn–Stockholm route, but Silja Europa and Silja Serenade had to exchange routes in 1995 as Silja Serenade had troubles navigating in the Turku archipelago.
A McDonald's restaurant was located onboard Silja Europa from its maiden trip until 1996 when it was closed down and replaced by Silja Line's own hamburger restaurant.
Europa was launched on January 23, 1993 and christened the Silja Europa in Hamburg, Germany on March 5, 1993.
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