MS Translandia was a freight/passenger ferry owned by the shipping company Salem Al Makrani Cargo from Dubai. She was built in 1976 by J. J. Sietas Werft, Hamburg, West Germany for Poseidon Schiffahrts oHG as MS Transgermania. Between 2004 and 2012 she sailed for Finnish shipping company Eckerö Line on their route connecting Helsinki, Finland, to Tallinn, Estonia.

M/S Translandia
History
Name
  • 1976–1993: Transgermania
  • 1993–1995: Rosebay
  • 1995–1997: Eurostar
  • 1997–1998: Eurocruiser
  • 1998–2001: Rosebay
  • 2001–2004: Transparaden
  • 2004–2014: Translandia
Owner
Operator
  • 2004–2013: Eckerö Line
  • 2013 onwards: Salem Al Makrani Cargo Co
Port of registry
Route2004–2012: HelsinkiTallinn
BuilderJ. J. Sietas Werft, Hamburg, West Germany
Yard number792[2]
Launched27 August 1976[2]
Christened1976
Completed1 January 1976[1]
Acquired30 October 1976[2]
Maiden voyage4 November 1976
Out of service2014
Identification
FateScrapped at Alang, India in 2014
General characteristics
TypeFerry
Tonnage13,867 GRT[1]
Length135.75 m (445 ft 4 in)[1]
Beam21.7 m (71 ft 2 in)[1]
Draught5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)[1]
Ice class1 A
Installed power
PropulsionTwin screw, controllable pitch propellers[1]
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)[1]
Capacity
  • 63 passengers
  • 63 passenger beds
  • vehicles (1,624 lane meters)

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