Launched 15 January 1953 Beam 14 m | Length 92 m | |
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Name 1953—1973 SS Birger Jarl
1973—1977 SS Bore Nord
1978—1982 SS Baltic Star
1982—2002 MS Baltic Star
2002 onwards MS Birger Jarl Owner 1953—1973 Rederi AB Svea
1973—1977 Jakob Lines
1977 Steamship Company Bore
1977—1978 Minicarriers
1978—2002 Caribbean Shipping Company
2002—2005 Rederi AB Allandia
2005 onwards Rederi Birger Jarl AB Operator 1953—1970 Rederi AB Svea
1970—1973 Silja Line
1973—1977 Jakob Lines
1978—2002 Ånedin Linjen Port of registry 1953—1973 Stockholm, Sweden
1973—1977 Jakobstad, Finland
1977—1982 Turku, Finland
1982—2002 Colón, Panama
2002 onwards Stockholm, Sweden Route Stockholm—Mariehamn (as of 2009) Builder Finnboda varv, Nacka, Sweden | ||
nedinlinjen ms birger jarl
MS Birger Jarl is a cruise ship owned by Ånedin Linjen that was operated on services between Stockholm, Sweden and Helsinki, Turku and most recently Mariehamn on the Åland Islands (Finland). She was built in 1953 as a passenger liner at Finnboda shipyard in Nacka, Sweden as SS Birger Jarl for Rederi AB Svea. In 1973 she was sold to Jakob Lines, was renamed SS Bore Nord and converted into a ferry. In 1978 she was bought back by the Ånedin Line (named after the 1970s British TV series The Onedin Line, also popular in Sweden) and was renamed SS Baltic Star. In 1982 the ship's original steam engines were replaced by diesel engines; the ship's prefix hence altered to MS. In 1989 the engines were again replaced by new diesels. In 2002 the ship reverted to the name Birger Jarl.
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History
SS Birger Jarl was ordered by Rederi AB Svea from Finnboda shipyard in Nacka, Stockholm, where the keel of the ship was laid on 16 November 1951. She was launched on 15 January 1953 and named after the 13th-century Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. Her maiden voyage was made on 9 June 1953 to Helsinki, after which she started regular services between Stockholm - Helsinki and Stockholm - Turku.
SS Birger Jarl is one of the so-called Olympia ships, built to upgrade the ferry traffic for the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics. Her two sister ships, SS Aallotar and SS Bore III, entered service before the Olympics, but SS Birger Jarl was only delivered the year after.
Between 1973 and 1978 the ship sailed under the name SS Bore Nord and between 1978 and 2002 she was SS Baltic Star/MS Baltic Star. In 2002 she was given back her original name.
Career
