MS Birger Jarl

The Birger Jarl in Stockholm Archipelago, 2007

• Bore North
• Baltic Star

IMO no. 5044893

The Birger Jarl is a former Swedish cruise ship, which was placed in 1953 as a passenger ship and ferry service.

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The Birger Jarl was laid in 1951 for the Swedish shipping company Rederi AB Svea keel and along with her ​​sister ships Aallotar and Bore III from 1953 on the routes Stockholm - used Turku - Helsinki and Stockholm. Was named the ship after the Swedish nobles Birger Jarl. After twenty years in the service of the ship in 1973 was sold to the Finnish shipping company Jakob Lines and used as a ferry. 1976, it should be renamed Minisea, but this was ultimately never implemented.

From 1976-1977 it served as an accommodation ship in the Oslo fjord. After extensive renovations in 1978, the ship was used in 1979 for cruises between Stockholm and Mariehamn. On May 31, 1979 in Mariehamn collided with a quay, allowing multiple there anchored boats were sunk. In addition, the historic sailing ship Pommern was badly damaged in the accident.

1982 and 1988 the machinery was overhauled. This was followed by more years as a cruise ship. Early 2013 the Birger Jarl was provided after 60 years of service because of money problems, the shipping company out of service. However, a scrapping of the ship leaned from the shipping company due to the high historical value. Since the summer of 2013, the Birger Jarl is as a hotel ship in Stockholm harbor.

References and links

• Ship Details at Fakta om Fartyg
• Information about the boat at Ånedin Hostel
• Ånedin Linjen

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