MS Galaxy

MS Galaxy 1
History
Latvia
Name	Galaxy 1
Owner	Tallink Group[1]
Operator	2006–08: Tallink 2008–22: Silja Line[2]
Port of registry	2006–08: Tallinn,  Estonia 2008–22: Stockholm,  Sweden 2023 onwards: Riga,  Latvia
Route	2006–08: Tallinn–Helsinki 2008–22: Stockholm–Mariehamn/Långnäs–Turku[2] 2022 onwards: Laid up as refugee housing
Ordered	28 October 2004[2]
Builder	Aker Finnyards, Rauma, Finland
Yard number	435
Laid down	21 April 2005[2]
Launched	1 December 2005[2]
Christened	1 December 2005 by Johanna-lisebel Järvelill[2]
Acquired	18 April 2006[2]
Maiden voyage	1 May 2006[2]
In service	2 May 2006[2]
Identification	Call sign: YLGX IMO number: 9333694 MMSI number: 266301000
Status	In service
General characteristics [2]
Type	Cruiseferry
Tonnage	48,915 GT 5,800 DWT
Length	212.10 m (695 ft 10 in)
Beam	29.00 m (95 ft 2 in)
Draught	6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
Depth	15.40 m (50 ft 6 in)
Decks	12[3]
Ice class	1 A Super[4]
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 16V32 26,240 kW (combined)
Propulsion	Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity	2,800 passengers 2,500 passenger berths 420 cars 1,130 lanemeters

MS Galaxy 1 is a cruise ferry built in 2006 by Aker Finnyards, Rauma, Finland and was at the time the largest ship delivered to ferry operator Tallink. Between 2006–2008 she held the distinction of being the largest ship ever to be registered in Estonia; a title later held by her replacement the sister ship MS Baltic Princess.

Between July 2008 and September 2022, Galaxy sailed on the Stockholm–Åland–Turku route under Tallink's Silja Line brand. After ending this service, the Galaxy is scheduled to be used as refugee housing in the Netherlands for at least seven months.^[5]