MS Polaris

History
Name	Disko (1968–2000) Shearwater (2000-2001) Brand Polaris (2001-2003) Viking Polaris (2003-2005) Polaris (since 2005)
Owner	Murmansk Shipping Company
Operator	Murmansk Shipping Company
Port of registry	1968–1999: Maniitsoq, Greenland 1999–2000: Nakskov, Denmark 2000–2004: Nassau, Bahamas 2004–2004: Kingstown Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2005–2012: Murmansk Russia
Builder	A/S Svendborg Skibsværft
Yard number	122
Completed	16 April 1968
Identification	Call sign: UBDF IMO number: 6807395 MMSI number: 273430670
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	2,097 GT 556 DWT and 445 DWT
Displacement	2,178 tons
Length	70.56 m (231.5 ft)
Beam	13.54 m (44.4 ft)
Draught	4.4 m (14 ft)
Depth	8.0 m
Decks	5
Propulsion	1 Scania SI 14 61 M4OD diesel engine
Speed	11 knots
Capacity	80 passengers
Crew	36

MS Polaris is a Russian-owned, Danish-build passenger ship currently in service with the Murmansk Shipping Company and based in Murmansk. It was built in 1968 and until 2000 served as a ferry to and from Greenland, mainly passenger transfers along the Greenland coastline before transferring to the Bahamas, then Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, presumably as a tourist ship. Finally, it moved to Russia where it is based today.

It holds 80 passengers and is equipped with a lounge with bar, as well as a library, covered deck, outside deck and a gift shop. It was renovated at Tallinn, Estonia in 2005 and now offers cruises in the Barents Sea and transfers from Murmansk to St. Petersburg, Archangelsk, the Solovets Islands and is also the only ship that stops at Vaygach Island.

It was surveyed in Murmansk on 27 February 2010 and found to be in good condition.

See also

• Det Norske Veritas
• Russian Maritime Register
• Great Canadian Travel Company