MS Moby Dada
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MS Moby Dada is a cruiseferry operated by Moby Lines, under charter from DFDS Seaways. She was built in 1981 as Finlandia for Effoa at Wärtsilä's Perno shipyard in Turku, Finland, and placed in service on Silja Line's Helsinki—Stockholm service. In 1990 she was sold to DFDS Seaways and renamed Queen of Scandinavia. From 2010 until 2016, she operated under the name of Princess Maria for St. Peter Line between Helsinki and St. Petersburg, Russia.[1]
Quick Facts History, General characteristics (as built) ...
Moby Dada arriving at Nice from Bastia, June 2017. | |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | Oy Wärtsilä Ab Perno shipyard and Turku Shipyard, Finland |
Yard number | 1251 |
Laid down | 18 February 1980 |
Launched | 25 July 1980 |
Christened | 30 March 1981 by Tellervo Koivisto |
Acquired | 30 March 1981 |
In service | 13 April 1981 |
Out of service | 1 September 2008 |
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Status | In service |
Notes | Sister ship to Stena Saga |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 166.10 m (544.95 ft) |
Beam | 28.46 m (93.37 ft) |
Draught | 6.70 m (21.98 ft) |
Ice class | 1 A Super |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
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General characteristics (currently) | |
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Notes | Otherwise same as built |
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In 2016, following the purchase of St. Peter Line by Moby Lines, Princess Maria was renamed Moby Dada and was transferred to the Italian registry in November 2016, before being transferred to Moby Lines' operations on the Mediterranean Sea.[1]