Wind Star (ship)
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| Wind Star
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| History | |
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| Name | Wind Star |
| Owner | Windstar Cruises Ltd.[1] |
| Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, Le Havre, France |
| Launched | 13 November 1985 |
| Acquired | 1986 |
| Commissioned | 1986 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 5,307 GT [2] |
| Length | 134 m (439.63 ft) |
| Beam | 15.8 m (51.84 ft) |
| Draught | 4.1 m (13.45 ft) |
| Decks | 4 |
| Installed power | (3150 kW) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) with engines only; up to 15.8 knots (29.3 km/h; 18.2 mph) with prevailing wind[2] |
| Capacity | 148 passengers |
| Crew | 101 |
Wind Star is a motor sailing yacht, sailing as a cruise ship for Windstar Cruises. She is one of an unusual class of only three vessels (Wind Star, Wind Spirit and Wind Song), designed as a modern cruise ship but carrying an elaborate system of computer-controlled sails on four masts.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Wind Star (8420878)" . Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy . Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Wind Star" . Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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