Star Clipper is a four masted barquentine built as a cruise ship, and operated by Star Clippers Ltd of Sweden. She is the first clipper ship in this class since 1912. She is classed by Lloyds 100A1
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| History | |
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| Name | Star Clipper |
| Owner | Star Clippers Ltd |
| Operator | Star Clippers Ltd |
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| Builder | Scheepswerven van Langerbrugge (Belgium) |
| Yard number | 2184 |
| Laid down | 20 April 1990 |
| Completed | 1 April 1992 |
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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 | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
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| Capacity |
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| Notes | [1] |
A luxury vessel, she sails under the Maltese flag.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Vessel Star Clipper (21131)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Star Clipper (ship, 1992).
- Official website of Star Clippers, the operator of the ship
- "In seventh heaven" – review in The Australian of a cruise on the Star Clipper
- "Star Clipper" – review by Douglas Ward in The Daily Telegraph, London
- "Under sail on the Star Clipper" – review by Betsa Marsh in the Miami Herald
- Star Clipper at Shipspotting.com.
