Star Flyer is a four masted barquentine built as a cruise ship, and operated by Star Clippers Ltd of Sweden. A luxury vessel, Star Flyer is a sister ship to Star Clipper. Both sailed under the Luxembourg flag until 2010, and now sail under the Maltese flag.
History | |
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Name | Star Flyer |
Owner | Star Clippers Ltd |
Operator | Star Clippers Ltd |
Port of registry |
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Ordered | 18 August 1989 |
Builder | Scheepswerven van Langerbrugge (Belgium) |
Yard number | 2183 |
Laid down | 27 April 1990 |
Launched | 4 January 1991 |
Completed | 1 May 1991 |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
Notes | [1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Barquentine, cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 111.57 m (366 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 15.14 m (49 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 5.501 m (18 ft 0.6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Capacity |
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Notes | [1] |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Vessel Star Flyer (21132)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 8915433.
- Official website of Star Clippers, the operator of the ship
- "Clippers in the Andaman" – review of Star Flyer and Star Clipper by Glenn A. Baker in Cruise Passenger
- "Cruise the Jurassic coast" – review in The Australian of a cruise in Costa Rica on the Star Flyer
- Star Flyer at Shipspotting.com