History
Name	1976–1993: Transgermania 1993–1995: Rosebay 1995–1997: Eurostar 1997–1998: Eurocruiser 1998–2001: Rosebay 2001–2004: Transparaden 2004–2014: Translandia
Owner	2004–2013: Eckerö Line 2013–2014: Salem Al Makrani Cargo Co[1]
Operator	2004–2013: Eckerö Line 2013 onwards: Salem Al Makrani Cargo Co
Port of registry	2004–2013: Eckerö,  Finland 2013–2014: Moroni,  Comoros
Route	2004–2012: Helsinki–Tallinn
Builder	J. J. Sietas Werft, Hamburg, West Germany
Yard number	792[2]
Launched	27 August 1976[2]
Christened	1976
Completed	1 January 1976[1]
Acquired	30 October 1976[2]
Maiden voyage	4 November 1976
Out of service	2014
Identification	Call sign: D6HL1 IMO number: 7429229 MMSI number: 616999287
Fate	Scrapped at Alang, India in 2014
General characteristics
Type	Ferry
Tonnage	13,867 GRT[1]
Length	135.75 m (445 ft 4 in)[1]
Beam	21.7 m (71 ft 2 in)[1]
Draught	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)[1]
Ice class	1 A
Installed power	2 × MAN 6-52/55A diesels 9,318 kW (12,496 hp)[1] combined
Propulsion	Twin screw, controllable pitch propellers[1]
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)[1]
Capacity	63 passengers 63 passenger beds vehicles (1,624 lane meters)

MS Translandia was a freight/passenger ferry owned by the shipping company Salem Al Makrani Cargo from Dubai. She was built in 1976 by J. J. Sietas Werft, Hamburg, West Germany for Poseidon Schiffahrts oHG as MS Transgermania. Between 2004 and 2012 she sailed for Finnish shipping company Eckerö Line on their route connecting Helsinki, Finland, to Tallinn, Estonia.

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  MS Translandia in April 2007

References

External links

• Eckerö Line official website
• Vessel's Details, Last Position and photos at Marine Traffic
• Eckerö Line Translandia arriving Helsinki