Star Flyer

History
NameStar Flyer
OwnerStar Clippers Ltd
OperatorStar Clippers Ltd
Port of registry
  • 1991–2010: Luxembourg,  Luxembourg
  • 2010 onwards: Valletta,  Malta
Ordered18 August 1989
BuilderScheepswerven van Langerbrugge (Belgium)
Yard number2183
Laid down27 April 1990
Launched4 January 1991
Completed1 May 1991
Identification
  • Call sign: 9HA2512
  • IMO number: 8915433
  • MMSI number: 248785000
StatusIn service
Notes[1]
General characteristics
TypeBarquentine, cruise ship
Tonnage
  • 2,298 GT
  • 838 NT
Length111.57 m (366 ft 1 in)
Beam15.14 m (49 ft 8 in)
Draught5.501 m (18 ft 0.6 in)
Propulsion
  • 16 sails
  • Caterpillar 3512
Capacity
  • 170 passengers
  • 300 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
Notes[1]
Four-masted barquentine, Star Flyer, off Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean.

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Vessel Star Flyer (21132)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 29 January 2012.

External links

Wikimedia 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
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