Royal Viking Star
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Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard,  Finland
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| Yard number: | 395 |
| Laid down: | 1 July 1970 |
| Launched: | 1 May 1971 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs Thor Heyerdahl |
| Completed: | 1 June 1972 |
| In service: | 26 June 1972 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Type: | Cruise ship |
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| Length: | 177.70 m (583 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 25.19 m (82 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 7.30 m (23 ft 11 in) |
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| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity: | 539 passengers |
| General characteristics (after 1981 refit) | |
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| Length: | 205.47 m (674 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 25.20 m (82 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 7.55 m (24 ft 9 in) |
| Capacity: | 758 passengers |
| Notes: | Otherwise same as built |
| General characteristics (after 2005 refit) | |
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| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity: | 820 passengers |
| Notes: | Otherwise same as after 1981 refit |
MS Black Watch is a cruise ship, currently owned and operated by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. She was built by Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland for Royal Viking Line as Royal Viking Star, entering service in 1972. She has also sailed for Norwegian Cruise Lines as Westward and Royal Cruise Line as Star Odyssey.
Royal Viking Line was established in 1970 as a joint project between the American businessman Warren Titus and three Norwegian shipping companies (including Kloster Cruises, the owner of Norwegian Cruise Line). The aim of the new company was to offer luxury cruises to destinations around the world as an alternative to Caribbean cruising. For this end the company ordered three purpose-built luxury cruise ships from Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard in Finland.
The first of the new ships, named Royal Viking Star, was launched on May 12, 1971 and entered service on June 26, 1972. Her sisters, Royal Viking Sky and Royal Viking Sea, followed in 1973. The Royal Viking Line brand was clearly a success and the elegantly furbished ships were considered to be amongst the five most luxurious cruise ships in the world at the time, alongside Norwegian America Line's Sagafjord and Vistafjord. In 1981 the Royal Viking Star was lengthened by 27.77 metres at Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven, Germany.
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